Ankara vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$2028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$4874
🏠 One person rent	$570	$1133
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$1958
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$97.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$3458
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	96
😀 Quality of life	75	91
🏙️ Population	5.8M	196K

The cost of living in Ankara is 45% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 4905th and 1913th ($1118 vs $2028) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.7 months in Brussels. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 2097th and 165th 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	$9.47	$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$77.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$1090
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$879
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$1983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$4704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$1055
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$22658

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$700
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$780
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$759
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$655
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$750
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$578
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$786
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$695
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$800
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$697
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$745
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$777
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$838
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$820
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$686
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$547
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$670
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$837
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$612
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$852
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$725
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$985
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$779
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$781
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$696
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$754
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$835
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$819
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$787
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$690
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$1059
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$679
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$546
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$720
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$915

Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818