Ankara vs Belgrade - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Belgrade
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$2759
🏠 One person rent	$487	$622
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$1090
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$980
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	51
😀 Quality of life	72	71
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.2M

The cost of living in Ankara is 17% less expensive than in Belgrade. Cities ranked 5741st and 4605th ($959 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Serbia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Serbia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.8 months in Belgrade. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Belgrade ranked 1st in Serbia, while ranked 1858th and 2157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Belgrade

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	Ankara	Belgrade
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$3.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$433
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$785
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	5.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$4299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$2617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$9.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$6.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$8.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$7.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$7674

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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 Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$776
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$807
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$661
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$759
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$816
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$716
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$636
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$768
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$766
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$958
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$623
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$692
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$796
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$711
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$605
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$804
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$559
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$463
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$627
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$747
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$848
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1070
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$636
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$781
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$595
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1030
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$803
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$666
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$693
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$855
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$750