Ankara vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$2522
🏠 One person rent	$487	$582
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$1083
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$1532
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	56
😀 Quality of life	72	58
🏙️ Population	5.8M	3.78M

The cost of living in Ankara is 10% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 5741st and 5016th ($959 vs $1071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Turkey and South Africa, respectively. Check Turkey vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.4 months in Cape Town. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Cape Town ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 1858th and 5491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Cape Town

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	Ankara	Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$435
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$863
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	11.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$7.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$4806

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Cities near Ankara

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

Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740