Ankara vs Antananarivo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Antananarivo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$1468
🏠 One person rent	$487	$182
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$85.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$85.4
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	13
😀 Quality of life	72	35
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.28M

The cost of living in Ankara is 89% more expensive than in Antananarivo. Cities ranked 5741st and 8589th ($959 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Madagascar, respectively. Check Turkey vs Madagascar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.2 months in Antananarivo. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Antananarivo ranked 1st in Madagascar, while ranked 1858th and 7515th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Antananarivo

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	Ankara	Antananarivo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$3.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$43.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	14.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$624
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$480
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$8.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$4.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$4.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$1.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$77.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$77.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$11211

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$655
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$691
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$650
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$663
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$627
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$723
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$535
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$492
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$593
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$691
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$406
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$698
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$547
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$455
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$697
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$755
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$568
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$872
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$672
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$1113
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$578
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$835
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$699
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$664
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$718
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$782
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$708
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$653
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$573
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$490
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$599
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$474
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$587
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$743

Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$352
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$447
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$389
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1100
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1400
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1371
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1150
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1105
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$872
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1506
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$745
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$712
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$808
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$796
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$675
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1003
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$457
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$507
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$493
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$947
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$825
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$752
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$587