Ankara vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2700
$998
🏠 One person rent
$501
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.6
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1082
$351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
97
5
😀 Quality of life
75
43
🏙️ Population
5.8M
115K

The cost of living in Ankara is 151% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5311th and 8941st ($1033 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Turkey and Bhutan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1642nd and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.54
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1026
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.56%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1148
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.75
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.63
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17149
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$662
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$752
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$707
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$713
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$672
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$557
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$716
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$656
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$701
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$645
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$702
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$747
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$725
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$724
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$710
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$598
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$740
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$764
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$606
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$812
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$686
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$899
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$761
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$807
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$777
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$662
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$738
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$824
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$790
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$763
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$678
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$916
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$634
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$425
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$651
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$506
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$866

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274