Cost of living comparison

Ankara, Turkey

compared to

Butwal, Nepal

Butwal vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Butwal is 37.0% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 53.8% less in Butwal
Groceries: pay 5.3% less in Butwal
Transportation: pay 32.2% more in Butwal
Housing: pay 59.8% less in Butwal
Childcare: pay 93.0% less in Butwal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.0% less in Butwal
Clothing: pay 53.0% less in Butwal

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Butwal.

Butwal vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Butwal instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 53.8% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Butwal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY331.53	$1.47 NPR201.37	-83.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY276.27	$7.36 NPR1,005.86	+1.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY48.29	$0.44 NPR60.41	-65.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY19.16	$0.16 NPR22.11	-67.9%
Average			-53.8%

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pay 5.3% less for groceries

	Ankara	Butwal
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY31.71	$0.56 NPR77.19	-32.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY175.13	$4.51 NPR616.71	-2.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY148.27	$2.79 NPR381.14	-28.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY63.88	$1.47 NPR201.37	-12.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY102.58	$1.48 NPR202.09	-45.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY18.49	$1.09 NPR148.66	+123.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY33.49	$0.42 NPR57.09	-52.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY17.26	$0.52 NPR71.40	+15.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY20.58	$0.33 NPR44.77	-39.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.40	$0.22 NPR29.72	-12.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.73	$0.29 NPR40.04	+27.5%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 32.2% more for transportation

	Ankara	Butwal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY182.96	$4.85 NPR663.47	+0.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY331.53	$18.41 NPR2,517.18	+111.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,704,041.97	$33,138.99 NPR4,530,919.64	-26.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY205.31	$7.73 NPR1,057.21	+43.1%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 59.8% less for housing

	Ankara	Butwal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY437.06	$10.42 NPR1,425.11	-9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY22,515.30	$66.28 NPR9,061.84	-88.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY15,175.02	$36.82 NPR5,034.36	-90.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY2,016.70	$26.40 NPR3,609.19	-50.3%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 93.0% less for childcare

	Ankara	Butwal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY19,078.93	$27.25 NPR3,725.42	-94.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY394,748.20	$883.71 NPR120,824.52	-91.5%
Average			-93.0%

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pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Butwal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY132.61	$2.58 NPR352.40	-26.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY108.02	$1.66 NPR226.93	-41.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY77.36	$2.95 NPR402.75	+44.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,554.39	$14.73 NPR2,013.74	-64.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY221.02	$3.31 NPR453.09	-43.0%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 53.0% less for clothing

	Ankara	Butwal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,153.01	$24.02 NPR3,283.95	-57.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,731.52	$31.19 NPR4,264.39	-31.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,958.81	$51.55 NPR7,048.10	-50.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,544.17	$25.77 NPR3,524.05	-72.4%
Average			-53.0%

Ankara vs. Butwal - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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