Ankara vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2631
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$495
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$796
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.4
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$921
$160
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
97
35
😀 Quality of life
74
46
🏙️ Population
5.8M
948K

The cost of living in Ankara is 40% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5466th and 7063rd ($1027 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Turkey and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 2214th and 7083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
46.29%
23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1675
$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1151
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.3
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.54
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.75
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$648
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16166
$6746

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$676
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$755
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$730
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$705
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$708
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$552
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$746
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$662
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$766
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$670
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$710
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$748
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$807
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$765
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$681
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$543
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$734
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$806
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$601
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$836
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$702
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$945
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$769
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$828
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$769
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$675
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$743
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$867
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$817
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$769
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$684
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$988
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$652
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$420
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$671
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$529
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$894

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$702
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423