Ankara vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$2512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$6867
🏠 One person rent
$439
$1268
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$2589
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$860
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$6657
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
80
😀 Quality of life
73
95
🏙️ Population
5.8M
135K

The cost of living in Ankara is 64% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 6106th and 743rd ($907 vs $2512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 44th in Turkey and Switzerland, respectively. Check Turkey vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 2.6 months in Bern. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Bern ranked 6th in Switzerland, while ranked 1608th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Bern

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Ankara Bern
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$88.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$17.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$7.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$4.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$956
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$2140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
2.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$14168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$12333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$93.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$42.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$7.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$25.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$29.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$45.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$4.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$22.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$40.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$165
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$2516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$22088

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789

Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011