Ankara vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1118
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2746
$1747
🏠 One person rent
$570
$398
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$699
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.8
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$806
$362
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
96
44
😀 Quality of life
75
57
🏙️ Population
5.8M
1.19M

The cost of living in Ankara is 51% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 4905th and 6893rd ($1118 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Turkey and Kyrgyzstan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Kyrgyzstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.5 months in Bishkek. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 2097th and 6164th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.6
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$37.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
49.17%
20.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1769
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$1076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.88
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.14
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$155
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$41.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13974
$5611

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$700
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$780
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$759
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$655
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$750
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$578
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$786
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$695
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$800
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$697
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$745
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$777
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$838
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$820
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$686
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$547
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$670
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$837
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$612
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$852
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$725
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$985
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$779
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$838
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$781
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$696
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$754
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$835
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$819
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$787
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$690
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$1059
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$659
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$420
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$679
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$546
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$720
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$915

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$501
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$615
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$787
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$884
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$573
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$762
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$445
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$451
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$562
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$648
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$680
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$651
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$525
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$754
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$618
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$626
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$844
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$620
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$468
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$600
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$650
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$603
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$625
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$480
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$559
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$658
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$614
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$555
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$544
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$712
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$674
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$680
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$475