Ankara vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$959
$1109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2366
$2730
🏠 One person rent
$487
$553
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$965
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.7
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$719
$1229
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
96
92
😀 Quality of life
72
79
🏙️ Population
5.8M
1.69M

The cost of living in Ankara is 14% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 5741st and 4777th ($959 vs $1109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Hungary, respectively. Check Turkey vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 1858th and 618th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Budapest

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Ankara Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.62
$9.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$45
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1022
$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$79.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.39%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1577
$4106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$2694
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.16
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$5.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$5.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.28
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.98
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11471
$11151

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039