Ankara vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1118
$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2746
$1016
🏠 One person rent
$570
$195
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$153
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.8
$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$806
$104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
30
😀 Quality of life
75
33
🏙️ Population
5.8M
4.27M

The cost of living in Ankara is 144% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4905th and 8842nd ($1118 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Turkey and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 2097th and 8609th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.6
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
49.17%
12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1769
$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.88
$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.14
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$155
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13974
$1486

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$401
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$354
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439