Ankara vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ankara	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$800	$2004
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2026	$4769
🏠 One person rent	$408	$1189
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$3056
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	95
😀 Quality of life	72	93
🏙️ Population	5.5M	1.14M

The cost of living in Ankara is 60% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 6390th and 1780th ($800 vs $2004) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 54th in Turkey and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 1.5 months in Birmingham. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Birmingham ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2095th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Birmingham

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	Ankara	Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.34	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$8.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$865	$2219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$1470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.56%	5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1094	$3766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.49	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$8.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$18.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.6	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.7	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$1501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7644	$18689

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$463
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$591
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$556
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$519
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$522
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$519
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$512
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$438
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$555
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$490
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$567
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$397
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$498
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$616
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$421
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$586
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$646
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$640
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$577
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$416
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$618
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$651
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$577
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$622
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$431
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$527
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$642
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$539
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$551
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$582
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$513
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$574
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$468
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$556
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$772

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1716
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1664
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1687
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1713
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1586
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1683
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1727
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2320
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1497
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1711
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$1969
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1831
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1688
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1603
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1751
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1472
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1588
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1797
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1654
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1761
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1737
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1674
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1784
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1785
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1675
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1653
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1815
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1966
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1673