Ankara vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$959
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2366
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$487
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.7
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$719
$444
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
40
😀 Quality of life
72
48
🏙️ Population
5.8M
5.94M

The cost of living in Ankara is 24% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5741st and 6559th ($959 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st 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 0.6 months in Surat. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 1858th and 6336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.62
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1022
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.39%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1577
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.16
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.28
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.98
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11471
$1261

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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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$298
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$376
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$310
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$288
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$304
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$295
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$397
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$315
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$363
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$339
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$340