Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 15.3% cheaper than Ankara.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 25.1% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
$2.75
NPR367.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
$7.64
NPR1,021.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
TRY31.06
|
$0.45
NPR60.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TRY11.90
|
$0.19
NPR25.58
|
|
pay 4.1% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
TRY15.53
|
$0.53
NPR70.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
TRY117.90
|
$3.92
NPR523.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
TRY143.92
|
$2.94
NPR393.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
TRY60.96
|
$1.55
NPR206.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
TRY66.09
|
$1.48
NPR197.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.32
|
$1.03
NPR137.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
TRY23.04
|
$0.46
NPR62.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.38
|
$0.61
NPR81.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY17.47
|
$0.31
NPR42.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.26
|
$0.22
NPR29.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.12
|
$0.28
NPR37.06
|
|
pay 8.9% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
TRY140.10
|
$4.69
NPR626.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
TRY505.59
|
$7.83
NPR1,046.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
TRY1,348,227.70
|
$30,573.69
NPR4,084,434.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
TRY128.08
|
$8.03
NPR1,072.16
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
Ankara
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
TRY312.72
|
$11.97
NPR1,598.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
TRY11,277.36
|
$183.77
NPR24,551.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
TRY7,534.63
|
$119.21
NPR15,925.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
TRY1,619.17
|
$20.86
NPR2,786.11
|
|
pay 49.4% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
TRY7,353.85
|
$81.29
NPR10,859.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
TRY146,768.25
|
$2,952.16
NPR394,388.81
|
|
pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
TRY84.26
|
$2.45
NPR326.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TRY69.97
|
$1.54
NPR205.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
TRY58.98
|
$3.06
NPR408.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
TRY758.44
|
$29.01
NPR3,876.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
TRY108.70
|
$3.82
NPR510.55
|
|
pay 27.4% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
TRY1,435.34
|
$27.06
NPR3,615.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
TRY1,085.64
|
$32.79
NPR4,380.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
TRY2,494.22
|
$51.12
NPR6,828.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
TRY2,135.12
|
$42.56
NPR5,685.72
|
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