Ankara vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$959
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2366
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$487
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.7
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$719
$238
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
28
😀 Quality of life
72
46
🏙️ Population
5.8M
846K

The cost of living in Ankara is 129% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5741st and 8918th ($959 vs $419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Nepal, respectively. Check Turkey vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 1858th and 6495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.62
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1022
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.39%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1577
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.16
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.28
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.98
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11471
$3409

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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
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$341
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$294
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361