Ankara vs Baku - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Baku
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$487	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$602
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$498
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	96	49
😀 Quality of life	72	60
🏙️ Population	5.8M	2.3M

The cost of living in Ankara is 25% more expensive than in Baku. Cities ranked 5741st and 6590th ($959 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Azerbaijan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Azerbaijan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.6 months in Baku. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Baku ranked 1st in Azerbaijan, while ranked 1858th and 5270th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Baku

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	Ankara	Baku
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$8.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$2039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$5.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$6252

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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 Baku

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Sumqayit	$707
92 km or 57 mi	Sirvan	$634
150 km or 93 mi	Khachmaz	$676
198 km or 123 mi	Lankaran	$608
215 km or 133 mi	Oguz	$627
229 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$618
230 km or 143 mi	Barda	$618
242 km or 151 mi	Shaki	$607
270 km or 168 mi	Ardabil	$827
296 km or 184 mi	Ganja	$481
313 km or 195 mi	Goris	$967
318 km or 198 mi	Ahar	$622
320 km or 199 mi	Kapan	$961
343 km or 213 mi	Rasht	$534
350 km or 218 mi	Makhachkala	$535
352 km or 218 mi	Lahijan	$552
381 km or 237 mi	Aktau	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Tabriz	$658
408 km or 254 mi	Zhanaozen	$576
411 km or 256 mi	Marand	$553
416 km or 258 mi	Gardabani	$767
426 km or 265 mi	Rustavi	$660
428 km or 266 mi	Zanjan	$466
440 km or 274 mi	Marneuli	$813
442 km or 274 mi	Abovyan	$1094
445 km or 276 mi	Tbilisi	$1016
452 km or 281 mi	Yerevan	$1199
453 km or 282 mi	Maragheh	$573
454 km or 282 mi	Vanadzor	$697
456 km or 283 mi	Qazvin	$618
456 km or 284 mi	Masis	$1081
461 km or 286 mi	Ashtarak	$1071
465 km or 289 mi	Khoy	$419
472 km or 293 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
473 km or 294 mi	Spitak	$833
474 km or 294 mi	Grozny	$608
486 km or 302 mi	Amol	$557
491 km or 305 mi	Babol	$458
492 km or 306 mi	Armavir	$990
495 km or 308 mi	Nazarabad	$645