Ankara vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1118
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2746
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$570
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.8
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$806
$544
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
5
😀 Quality of life
75
42
🏙️ Population
5.8M
115K

The cost of living in Ankara is 167% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4905th and 8940th ($1118 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Turkey and Bhutan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 2097th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.6
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
49.17%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1769
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.88
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.14
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$155
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13974
$653

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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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289