Ankara vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$2323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$5585
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$2525
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$4313
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	66
😀 Quality of life	75	97
🏙️ Population	5.8M	2.71M

The cost of living in Ankara is 56% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 5311th and 1241st ($1033 vs $2323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 11th in Turkey and Australia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 1642nd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Brisbane

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	Ankara	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.54	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$8.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$1733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$3028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$2142
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$98.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	5.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$8341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$5970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$9.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$4.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$24.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$2164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$13265

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$662
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$752
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$707
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$713
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$557
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$716
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$656
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$701
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$645
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$702
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$747
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$725
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$724
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$710
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$598
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$740
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$764
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$606
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$812
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$686
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$899
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$761
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$807
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$777
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$738
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$824
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$790
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$678
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$916
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$634
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$425
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$651
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$506
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$866

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913