Ankara vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ankara	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$800	$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2026	$1241
🏠 One person rent	$408	$106
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$309
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	72
😀 Quality of life	72	57
🏙️ Population	5.5M	16.8M

The cost of living in Ankara is 75% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 6390th and 8745th ($800 vs $456) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Turkey and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Turkey vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 2095th and 5727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Dhaka

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	Ankara	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.34	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$9.76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$62.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$865	$343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.56%	9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1094	$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.49	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.6	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.7	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7644	$1449

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$463
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$591
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$556
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$519
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$522
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$519
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$512
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$438
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$555
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$490
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$567
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$397
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$498
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$616
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$421
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$586
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$646
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$640
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$577
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$416
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$618
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$651
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$577
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$622
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$431
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$527
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$642
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$539
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$551
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$582
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$513
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$574
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$468
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$556
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$772

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323