Karachi vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$174
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$536
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
62 km
🎓 Higher education
63
44
😀 Quality of life
53
58
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.81M

The cost of living in Karachi is 44% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 8902nd and 6570th ($417 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Pakistan and Turkey, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.7 months in Mersin. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Mersin ranked 10th in Turkey, while ranked 6078th and 5682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
34.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$15894

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$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$601
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$630
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$539
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$566
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$517
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$592
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$521
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$622
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$513
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$518
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$550
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$490
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$402
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$563
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$479
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$436
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$473
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$397
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$530
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1199
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1081
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$498
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$990
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$401
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1280
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$483
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$586
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1091
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$431
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1189
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1519
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$416
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$742
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$404
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$434
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$522
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$480
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2099
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1783