Karachi vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$1570
🏠 One person rent
$174
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1443
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
63
22
😀 Quality of life
53
48
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.99M

The cost of living in Karachi is 37% less expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 8902nd and 7054th ($417 vs $667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 2.2 months in Urfa. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Urfa ranked 19th in Turkey, while ranked 6078th and 6429th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Urfa

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Karachi Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
17.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$5.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$6.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$2.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$1.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$3.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$38.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$5442

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$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
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$586
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$618
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$604
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$488
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$434
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$618
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$424
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$571
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$733
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$654
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$483
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$554
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$603
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$404
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$473
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$479
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$582
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$395
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$530
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$585
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$402
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$401
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$490
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$552
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$518
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$563
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$517
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$521
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$550
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$565
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$653
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$480
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$315
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$569
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$630