Ankara vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1118
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2746
$1000
🏠 One person rent
$570
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.8
$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$806
$85.4
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
69
😀 Quality of life
75
48
🏙️ Population
5.8M
11.1M

The cost of living in Ankara is 162% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 4905th and 8922nd ($1118 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Turkey and Pakistan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 2097th and 6783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.6
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
49.17%
17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1769
$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.88
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.14
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$155
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13974
$1207

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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

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334