Ankara vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$959
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2366
$1140
🏠 One person rent
$487
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$346
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.7
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$719
$848
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
96
78
😀 Quality of life
72
66
🏙️ Population
5.8M
6.6M

The cost of living in Ankara is 123% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 5741st and 8897th ($959 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 17th in Turkey and India, respectively. Check Turkey vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 2 months in Chennai. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 1858th and 4021st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.62
$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1022
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.39%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1577
$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.16
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.28
$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.98
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11471
$1573

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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
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306