Ankara vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$1816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$4478
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1024
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$1880
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$2931
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	96
😀 Quality of life	72	89
🏙️ Population	5.8M	196K

The cost of living in Ankara is 47% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 5741st and 2354th ($959 vs $1816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Belgium, respectively. Check Turkey vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 1858th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Brussels

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	Ankara	Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$5.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$973
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$770
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$1932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$1489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$4675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$4207
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$8.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$94.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$975
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$19505

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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 Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640