Ankara vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$959
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2366
$1616
🏠 One person rent
$487
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$503
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.7
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$719
$150
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
35
😀 Quality of life
72
36
🏙️ Population
5.8M
863K

The cost of living in Ankara is 59% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5741st and 7600th ($959 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in Turkey and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 1858th and 7359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.62
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1022
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.39%
20.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1577
$859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.16
$4.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$8.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.28
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.98
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11471
$13506

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$655
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$691
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$650
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$616
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$663
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$627
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$723
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$535
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$492
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$626
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$593
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$710
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$691
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$406
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$698
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$547
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$455
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$697
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$464
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$755
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$568
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$872
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$672
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$1113
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$578
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$835
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$699
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$645
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$664
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$718
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$782
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$708
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$653
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$573
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$490
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$599
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$474
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$587
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$743

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$593
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$602
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$613
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$507
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$472
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$614
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$615
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$623
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$394
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$613
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$613
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$484
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$381
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$853
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$626
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$591
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$444
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$414
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$538
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$430
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$431
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$477
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$569
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$474
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$303
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$607
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$441
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$623
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$512
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$364
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$501
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$386
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$389
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$346
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$366
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$366