Ankara vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2700
$1006
🏠 One person rent
$501
$142
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$243
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.6
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1082
$254
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
97
79
😀 Quality of life
75
65
🏙️ Population
5.8M
6.6M

The cost of living in Ankara is 153% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 5311th and 8947th ($1033 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 15th in Turkey and India, respectively. Check Turkey vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 0.6 months in Chennai. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 1642nd and 5131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Chennai

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Ankara Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.54
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1026
$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.56%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1148
$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.75
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.63
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17149
$1792

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$662
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$752
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$707
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$713
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$672
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$557
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$716
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$656
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$701
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$645
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$702
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$747
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$725
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$724
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$710
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$598
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$740
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$764
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$606
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$812
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$686
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$899
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$761
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$807
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$777
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$662
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$738
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$824
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$790
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$763
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$678
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$916
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$634
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$425
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$651
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$506
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$866

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259