Ankara vs Austin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ankara	Austin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$2444
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2631	$5560
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1531
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$2491
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.4	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$921	$4939
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	65
😀 Quality of life	74	90
🏙️ Population	5.8M	962K

The cost of living in Ankara is 58% less expensive than in Austin. Cities ranked 5466th and 985th ($1027 vs $2444) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 845th in Turkey and the United States, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 2 months in Austin. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Austin ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 2214th and 217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Austin

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	Ankara	Austin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$19.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$70.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$7.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$954	$3122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$2017
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.4	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.29%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$5020
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1151	$3187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.54	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$9.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.75	$6.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.84	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$70.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.7	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$648	$1382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16166	$21398

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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

Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302