Ankara vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2631
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$495
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$796
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.4
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$921
$214
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
97
29
😀 Quality of life
74
51
🏙️ Population
5.8M
846K

The cost of living in Ankara is 150% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5466th and 8958th ($1027 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Turkey and Nepal, respectively. Check Turkey vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 2214th and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Kathmandu

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Ankara Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
46.29%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1675
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1151
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.3
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.54
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.75
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$648
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16166
$3536

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$676
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$755
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$730
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$705
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$708
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$552
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$746
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$662
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$766
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$670
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$710
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$748
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$807
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$765
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$681
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$543
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$734
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$806
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$601
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$836
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$702
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$945
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$769
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$828
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$769
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$675
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$743
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$867
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$817
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$769
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$684
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$988
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$652
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$420
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$671
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$529
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$894

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360