Ankara vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$959
$2381
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2366
$6677
🏠 One person rent
$487
$1185
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$2375
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$829
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.7
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$719
$6312
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
80
😀 Quality of life
72
94
🏙️ Population
5.8M
135K

The cost of living in Ankara is 60% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 5741st and 987th ($959 vs $2381) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 42nd in Turkey and Switzerland, respectively. Check Turkey vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 2.7 months in Bern. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Bern ranked 8th in Switzerland, while ranked 1858th and 36th 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
$9.62
$23.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$88.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$7.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$4.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$1326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$889
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1022
$2668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$1931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.39%
2.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1577
$13401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$11590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$3.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.16
$89.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$6.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$24.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$29.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$42.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.28
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$3.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$3.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.98
$46.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$131
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$156
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$2981
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11471
$27477

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$655
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$691
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$650
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$616
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$663
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$627
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$723
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$535
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$492
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$626
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$593
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$710
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$691
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$406
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$698
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$547
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$455
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$697
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$464
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$755
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$568
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$872
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$672
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$1113
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$578
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$835
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$699
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$645
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$664
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$718
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$782
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$708
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$653
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$573
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$490
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$599
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$474
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$587
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$743

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Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2457
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2481
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2331
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2470
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2308
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2658
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2891
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2776
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2931
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2897
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2717
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2643
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3088
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1286
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3234
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1442
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1434
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2732
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1950
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2738
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3426
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3099
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3059
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$2970
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2934
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1360
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1249
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3037
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$2976
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3296
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$2960
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$2988
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2873
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$2974
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861