Ankara vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Ankara Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$439
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$570
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
5
😀 Quality of life
73
50
🏙️ Population
5.8M
115K

The cost of living in Ankara is 135% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6106th and 9013th ($907 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Turkey and Bhutan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1608th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Ankara vs Thimphu infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Ankara vs Thimphu

Prices for goods and services in Ankara and Thimphu are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Ankara Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$691

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ankara

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284