Ankara vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ankara	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$2302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2631	$5175
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1280
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$2205
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.4	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$921	$3706
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	74	95
🏙️ Population	5.8M	3.78M

The cost of living in Ankara is 55% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 5466th and 1275th ($1027 vs $2302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Turkey and Germany, respectively. Check Turkey vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 1.6 months in Berlin. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Berlin ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 2214th and 35th 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	$9.31	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$5.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$952
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$954	$2341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1711
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$208
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.4	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.29%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$8913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1151	$6080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$4.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.54	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.75	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.84	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.7	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$68.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$648	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16166	$10963

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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 Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474