Ankara vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$800
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2026
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$408
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.8
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$688
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
5
😀 Quality of life
72
36
🏙️ Population
5.5M
79.2K

The cost of living in Ankara is 77% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6390th and 8761st ($800 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Turkey and Bhutan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 2095th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$865
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
37.56%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1094
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.75
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.36
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.75
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.6
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.7
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7644
$701

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$463
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$591
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$556
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$519
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$522
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$519
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$512
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$438
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$555
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$490
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$567
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$558
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$397
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$498
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$616
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$421
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$586
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$646
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$640
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$577
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$416
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$618
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$651
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$577
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$622
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$431
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$592
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$527
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$558
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$642
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$539
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$551
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$582
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$513
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$574
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$468
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$556
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$772

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288