Ankara vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ankara	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$2628
🏠 One person rent	$439	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$1117
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$1545
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	55
😀 Quality of life	73	59
🏙️ Population	5.8M	3.78M

The cost of living in Ankara is 19% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 6106th and 4849th ($907 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Turkey and South Africa, respectively. Check Turkey vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 1608th and 5407th 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	$8.47	$7.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$516	$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$452
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$1367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$889
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64	$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.5%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$1902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.52	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.4	$8.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.85	$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.16	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9972	$4270

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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 Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790