Ankara vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$570	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	73
😀 Quality of life	75	57
🏙️ Population	5.8M	16.8M

The cost of living in Ankara is 141% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 4905th and 8829th ($1118 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Turkey and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Turkey vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 2097th and 6151st 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	$9.47	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$1844

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Cities near Ankara

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

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302