Ankara vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$1143
🏠 One person rent
$439
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$868
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
96
78
😀 Quality of life
73
66
🏙️ Population
5.8M
6.6M

The cost of living in Ankara is 110% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 6106th and 8907th ($907 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 20th in Turkey and India, respectively. Check Turkey vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 2 months in Chennai. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 1608th and 4094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$2.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$1425

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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
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287