Pakistan vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pakistan Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$390
$837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$959
$2111
🏠 One person rent
$156
$410
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$730
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.1
$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$176
$718
💸 GDP per capita
$1365
$13106
😃 Human freedom index
5.4
5.28
❤️ Life expectancy
66.4
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
34
🌐 English speaking %
48.9%
15%
🎓 Higher education
60
77
😀 Quality of life
24
52
🏙️ Population
224M
85.4M

The average cost of living in Pakistan ($390) is 53% less expensive than in Turkey ($837). Pakistan ranked 195th vs 111th for Turkey in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Pakistan compared to 0.9 months in Turkey. Ranked 158th and 74th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Pakistan vs Turkey

We calculate prices for Pakistan and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 36 and 128 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Pakistan Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$7.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.8
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.25
$7.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$3.03
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$159
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$37.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.39%
36.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$717
$1723
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$496
$1016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.94
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.61
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$9.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.88
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.93
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$6.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.9
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.4
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1391
$9817

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Cities Comparison in Pakistan vs Turkey

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In Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$442
14.9M
Lahore
$411
11.1M
Faisalabad
$306
3.2M
Peshawar
$346
1.97M
Gujranwala
$308
2.03M
Multan
$392
1.87M
Rawalpindi
$401
2.1M
Islamabad
$442
1.01M
Quetta
$266
1M
Hyderabad
$334
1.73M
Sialkot
$281
592K
Bahawalpur
$342
762K
Sargodha
$458
660K
Sheikhupura
$374
473K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
399K
Sukkur
$339
500K
Larkana
$338
491K
Mardan
$366
368K
Okara
$300
232K
Jhang
$292
414K
Wah
$382
259K
Mingora
$364
280K
Kamoke
$321
231K
Gujrat
$373
391K
Sahiwal
$305
248K
Chiniot
$389
478K
Nawabshah
$325
263K
Jacobabad
$325
201K
Kohat
$379
171K
Khanewal
$361
165K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1248
15.7M
Ankara
$959
5.8M
Urfa
$614
1.99M
Bursa
$743
2.9M
Izmir
$909
2.95M
Konya
$697
2.23M
Antalya
$928
2.43M
Adana
$712
1.77M
Kocaeli
$718
1.85M
Diyarbakir
$659
1.73M
Gaziantep
$577
1.68M
Samsun
$858
1.37M
Balikesir
$707
1.25M
Kayseri
$672
1.39M
Denizli
$477
1.03M
Mersin
$759
1.04M
Trabzon
$663
824K
Eskisehir
$691
871K
Erzurum
$562
768K
Malatya
$544
426K
Manisa
$638
420K
Kahramanmaras
$557
444K
Elazig
$492
422K
Van
$615
1.13M
Izmit
$1113
376K
Tarsus
$688
347K
Corlu
$690
294K
Antakya
$598
378K
Adiyaman
$644
267K
Sivas
$948
365K