Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 2.2 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Kathmandu
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.47
NPR198.86
|
$8.72
TRY301.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.36
NPR993.29
|
$7.27
TRY251.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NPR61.57
|
$1.27
TRY43.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
NPR21.83
|
$0.50
TRY17.43
|
|
pay 21.0% more for groceries
|
Kathmandu
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
NPR76.39
|
$0.83
TRY28.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
NPR633.92
|
$4.61
TRY159.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
NPR428.32
|
$3.90
TRY134.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
NPR219.31
|
$1.68
TRY58.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR199.57
|
$2.70
TRY93.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
NPR146.80
|
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR63.53
|
$0.88
TRY30.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
NPR70.51
|
$0.45
TRY15.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
NPR44.21
|
$0.54
TRY18.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.35
|
$0.25
TRY8.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
NPR39.54
|
$0.23
TRY7.93
|
|
pay 7.2% less for transportation
|
Kathmandu
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
NPR655.18
|
$4.81
TRY166.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.94
NPR1,342.29
|
$8.72
TRY301.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,138.99
NPR4,474,297.59
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,549,518.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.05
NPR1,491.43
|
$5.40
TRY186.69
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Kathmandu
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
NPR1,407.30
|
$11.50
TRY397.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$191.60
NPR25,869.73
|
$592.54
TRY20,473.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.03
NPR13,775.04
|
$399.36
TRY13,798.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.40
NPR3,564.09
|
$53.07
TRY1,833.82
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Kathmandu
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$91.89
NPR12,406.01
|
$502.10
TRY17,348.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,479.59
NPR469,801.25
|
$10,388.60
TRY358,952.20
|
|
pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kathmandu
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
NPR348.00
|
$3.49
TRY120.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
NPR224.10
|
$2.84
TRY98.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
NPR397.72
|
$2.04
TRY70.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.71
NPR3,065.72
|
$40.91
TRY1,413.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.31
NPR447.43
|
$5.82
TRY200.98
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Kathmandu
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
NPR3,242.91
|
$56.66
TRY1,957.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.19
NPR4,211.10
|
$45.57
TRY1,574.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.29
NPR7,195.51
|
$104.18
TRY3,599.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.76
NPR5,097.99
|
$93.27
TRY3,222.78
|
|
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