Ankara vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2631
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$495
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$796
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.4
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$921
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
97
5
😀 Quality of life
74
45
🏙️ Population
5.8M
115K

The cost of living in Ankara is 149% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5466th and 8957th ($1027 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 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 2214th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.73
🥤 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
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
46.29%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1675
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1151
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.3
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.54
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.75
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$648
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16166
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285