Adana vs Ankara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adana	Ankara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$761	$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2014	$2631
🏠 One person rent	$294	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$511	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$313
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$82.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$944	$921
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	43	97
😀 Quality of life	72	74
🏙️ Population	1.77M	5.8M

The cost of living in Adana is 26% less expensive than in Ankara. Cities ranked 6925th and 5466th ($761 vs $1027) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 4th in Turkey.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Adana compared to 0.9 months in Ankara. Ranked 3rd vs 2nd best cities to live in Turkey, and 3071st vs 2214th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adana vs Ankara

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	Adana	Ankara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.82	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.4	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$568
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$407
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$658
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$65.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.31%	46.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$776	$1675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$414	$1151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.25	$6.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$5.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.69	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$2.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.66	$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.74	$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.4	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$613	$648
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9135	$16166

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Cities near Adana

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Tarsus	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Ceyhan	$600
66 km or 41 mi	Kozan	$621
67 km or 42 mi	Mersin	$830
80 km or 50 mi	Kadirli	$560
83 km or 51 mi	Osmaniye	$344
88 km or 55 mi	Iskenderun	$569
109 km or 68 mi	Hassa	$547
115 km or 72 mi	Antakya	$622
116 km or 72 mi	Islahiye	$539
117 km or 73 mi	Samandag	$618
119 km or 74 mi	Bor	$743
122 km or 76 mi	Nigde	$769
126 km or 78 mi	Eregli	$684
137 km or 85 mi	Reyhanli	$597
158 km or 98 mi	Kahramanmaras	$675
162 km or 101 mi	Kilis	$585
167 km or 104 mi	Idlib	$552
169 km or 105 mi	Latakia	$449
173 km or 107 mi	Mut	$636
183 km or 114 mi	Gaziantep	$571
186 km or 115 mi	Aleppo	$524
188 km or 117 mi	Karaman	$420
188 km or 117 mi	Talas	$675
189 km or 117 mi	Nevsehir	$765
190 km or 118 mi	Aksaray	$807
193 km or 120 mi	Kayseri	$702
220 km or 136 mi	Nizip	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Famagusta	$1380
244 km or 152 mi	Hama	$446
249 km or 155 mi	Paralimni	$1416
258 km or 160 mi	Kyrenia	$1332
259 km or 161 mi	Kirsehir	$708
269 km or 167 mi	Konya	$734
269 km or 167 mi	Nicosia	$1485
274 km or 170 mi	Adiyaman	$654
277 km or 172 mi	Aradippou	$1296
277 km or 172 mi	Larnaca	$1553
278 km or 173 mi	Dali	$1431
282 km or 175 mi	Homs	$385

Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$676
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$755
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$730
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$705
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$708
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$552
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$746
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$662
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$766
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$670
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$748
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$807
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$765
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$681
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$543
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$734
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$806
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$601
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$836
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$702
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$945
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$769
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$828
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$675
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$743
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$867
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$817
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$769
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$684
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$988
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$671
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$529
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$894