Ankara vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$3160
🏠 One person rent	$501	$775
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$1348
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$359
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$405
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	55
😀 Quality of life	75	58
🏙️ Population	5.8M	3.78M

The cost of living in Ankara is 25% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 5311th and 4336th ($1033 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1 months in Ankara compared to 0.3 months in Cape Town. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Cape Town ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 1642nd and 6134th 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	$9.54	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$48.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$6.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$1075
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$72.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$1508
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$8.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$6197

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Cities near Ankara

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

Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893