Ankara vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$1741
🏠 One person rent
$439
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$705
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$32.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$352
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
96
43
😀 Quality of life
73
51
🏙️ Population
5.8M
1.15M

The cost of living in Ankara is 28% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 6106th and 6863rd ($907 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Kyrgyzstan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Kyrgyzstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 1608th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$1.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$323
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$897
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
18.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$1190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$6.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$7.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$1.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$6319

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530