Ankara vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1118
$1377
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2746
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$570
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$1218
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.8
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$806
$1503
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
96
92
😀 Quality of life
75
82
🏙️ Population
5.8M
1.69M

The cost of living in Ankara is 19% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 4905th and 4312th ($1118 vs $1377) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2097th and 636th 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
$9.47
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.6
$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$8.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$735
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
49.17%
7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1769
$5141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$3394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$7.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.88
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.14
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$155
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$95
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13974
$13171

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162