Ankara vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$2918
🏠 One person rent
$439
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$1262
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
96
92
😀 Quality of life
73
80
🏙️ Population
5.8M
1.69M

The cost of living in Ankara is 23% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 6106th and 4643rd ($907 vs $1185) 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 0.8 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 1608th and 551st 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
$8.47
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$11060

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Cities near Ankara

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090