Ankara vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2631
$974
🏠 One person rent
$495
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$796
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.4
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$921
$310
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
97
40
😀 Quality of life
74
60
🏙️ Population
5.8M
5.94M

The cost of living in Ankara is 48% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5466th and 7286th ($1027 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Turkey and India, respectively. Check Turkey vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 2214th and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Surat

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Ankara Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
46.29%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1675
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1151
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.3
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.54
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.75
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$648
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16166
$929

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$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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319