Karachi vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$179
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$1313
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
63
22
😀 Quality of life
49
46
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.99M

The cost of living in Karachi is 24% less expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 8915th and 8124th ($429 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 98th 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 2.3 months in Urfa. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Urfa ranked 25th in Turkey, while ranked 6242nd and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.21
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
27.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$1486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$6.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$3.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$5.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$49.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$1501

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548

Cities near Urfa

Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$560
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$651
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$600
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$523
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$473
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$605
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$479
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$570
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$640
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$611
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$527
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$622
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$600
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$541
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$522
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$535
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$588
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$443
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$534
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$624
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$433
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$516
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$540
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$590
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$596
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$450
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$576
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$580
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$510
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$578
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$680
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$450
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$578
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$575
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$705