Ankara vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1118
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2746
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$570
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.8
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$806
$253
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
28
😀 Quality of life
75
51
🏙️ Population
5.8M
846K

The cost of living in Ankara is 162% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4905th and 8921st ($1118 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2097th and 6559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.6
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
49.17%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1769
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.88
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.14
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$155
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13974
$3066

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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
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348