Ankara vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1118
$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2746
$1065
🏠 One person rent
$570
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$272
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.8
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$806
$321
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
96
78
😀 Quality of life
75
65
🏙️ Population
5.8M
6.6M

The cost of living in Ankara is 156% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4905th and 8898th ($1118 vs $437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.7 months in Chennai. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Chennai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 2097th and 5272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.6
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
49.17%
9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1769
$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.88
$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.14
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$155
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13974
$1729

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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
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286