Ankara vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$1580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2700
$3914
🏠 One person rent
$501
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1423
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.6
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1082
$1832
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
97
92
😀 Quality of life
75
81
🏙️ Population
5.8M
1.69M

The cost of living in Ankara is 35% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 5311th and 3675th ($1033 vs $1580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Turkey and Hungary, respectively. Check Turkey vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 1.2 months in Budapest. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 1642nd and 646th 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
$9.54
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$633
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1026
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.56%
6.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$6164
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1148
$4452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$5.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.75
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.63
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$74.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$79
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17149
$17067

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160