Ankara vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ankara	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$2104
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$5039
🏠 One person rent	$439	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$2202
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$534
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$288
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$3287
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	73	95
🏙️ Population	5.8M	3.76M

The cost of living in Ankara is 57% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 6106th and 1583rd ($907 vs $2104) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Turkey and Germany, respectively. Check Turkey vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 1.6 months in Berlin. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Berlin ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 1608th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Berlin

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	Ankara	Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.47	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$516	$1178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$855
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$2408
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.5%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$8742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$6444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.52	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.4	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.85	$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.16	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$93.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9972	$8961

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$675
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$678
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$643
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$599
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$673
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$617
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$705
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$461
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$504
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$591
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$716
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$426
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$607
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$502
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$692
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$700
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$633
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$656
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$652
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$606
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$642
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$625
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$637
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$695
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$643
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$690
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$647
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$536
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$594
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$482
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$728
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$789

Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369