Ankara vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1118
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2746
$990
🏠 One person rent
$570
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.8
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$806
$271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
40
😀 Quality of life
75
55
🏙️ Population
5.8M
5.94M

The cost of living in Ankara is 59% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4905th and 7068th ($1118 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Turkey and India, respectively. Check Turkey vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 2097th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.6
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
49.17%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1769
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.88
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.14
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$155
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13974
$922

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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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333