Cost of living comparison

Ankara, Turkey

compared to

Lalitpur, Nepal

Lalitpur vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Lalitpur is 44.9% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 61.9% less in Lalitpur
Groceries: pay 16.8% less in Lalitpur
Transportation: pay 13.1% less in Lalitpur
Housing: pay 61.8% less in Lalitpur
Childcare: pay 74.1% less in Lalitpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.1% less in Lalitpur
Clothing: pay 54.8% less in Lalitpur

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

Lalitpur vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.9% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Lalitpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY341.97	$1.47 NPR201.60	-83.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY284.98	$5.52 NPR756.01	-24.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY49.82	$0.35 NPR48.05	-72.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY19.77	$0.16 NPR22.13	-67.9%
Average			-61.9%

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pay 16.8% less for groceries

	Ankara	Lalitpur
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY32.71	$0.57 NPR77.45	-32.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY180.65	$2.87 NPR393.13	-37.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY152.94	$3.17 NPR434.23	-18.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY65.90	$1.25 NPR171.36	-25.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY105.81	$1.34 NPR182.89	-50.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY19.07	$1.00 NPR137.17	+106.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY34.55	$0.47 NPR64.41	-46.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY17.80	$0.52 NPR71.49	+15.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY21.23	$0.20 NPR27.43	-63.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.70	$0.20 NPR27.43	-19.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY9.00	$0.20 NPR27.43	-12.7%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 13.1% less for transportation

	Ankara	Lalitpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY188.72	$4.85 NPR664.22	+0.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY341.97	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,757,748.79	$29,456.88 NPR4,032,062.02	-34.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY211.78	$5.10 NPR697.55	-5.7%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 61.8% less for housing

	Ankara	Lalitpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY450.84	$10.42 NPR1,426.73	-9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY23,224.92	$147.28 NPR20,160.31	-75.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY15,653.30	$84.69 NPR11,592.18	-78.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY2,080.26	$8.45 NPR1,156.25	-84.1%
Average			-61.8%

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pay 74.1% less for childcare

	Ankara	Lalitpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY19,680.25	$91.89 NPR12,577.28	-81.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY407,189.60	$3,479.59 NPR476,287.33	-66.5%
Average			-74.1%

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pay 32.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Lalitpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY136.79	$2.36 NPR322.56	-32.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY111.42	$1.52 NPR208.32	-46.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY79.79	$2.95 NPR403.21	+44.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,603.38	$14.73 NPR2,016.03	-64.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY227.98	$2.21 NPR302.40	-62.0%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 54.8% less for clothing

	Ankara	Lalitpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,220.87	$24.02 NPR3,287.68	-57.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,786.09	$22.09 NPR3,024.05	-51.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,083.58	$51.55 NPR7,056.11	-50.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,655.87	$37.76 NPR5,168.37	-59.5%
Average			-54.8%

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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: June 2025

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