Ankara vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$1801
🏠 One person rent
$439
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$532
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$155
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
35
😀 Quality of life
73
36
🏙️ Population
5.8M
863K

The cost of living in Ankara is 35% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 6106th and 7107th ($907 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 1608th and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$655
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$664
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$667
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$468
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$530
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$467
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$457
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$816
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$450
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$527
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$419
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$599
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$358
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441