Ankara vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$487	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$550
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	96	5
😀 Quality of life	72	34
🏙️ Population	5.8M	115K

The cost of living in Ankara is 127% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5741st and 8915th ($959 vs $422) 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 0.7 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 1858th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Thimphu

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	Ankara	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$666

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$655
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$691
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$650
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$663
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$627
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$723
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$535
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$492
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$593
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$691
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$406
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$698
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$547
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$455
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$697
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$755
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$568
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$872
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$672
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$1113
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$578
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$835
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$699
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$664
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$718
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$782
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$708
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$653
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$573
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$490
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$599
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$474
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$587
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$743

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300