Ankara vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ankara	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$1366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2631	$3099
🏠 One person rent	$495	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$1343
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.4	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$921	$404
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	55
😀 Quality of life	74	55
🏙️ Population	5.8M	3.78M

The cost of living in Ankara is 25% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 5466th and 4432nd ($1027 vs $1366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 0.3 months in Cape Town. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Cape Town ranked 4th in South Africa, while ranked 2214th and 6382nd 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	$9.31	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$49.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$954	$1556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.4	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.29%	11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$2160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1151	$1500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.54	$9.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$8.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.75	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.84	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.7	$8.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$648	$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16166	$5378

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$676
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$755
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$730
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$705
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$708
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$552
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$746
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$662
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$766
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$670
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$748
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$807
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$765
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$681
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$543
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$734
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$806
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$601
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$836
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$702
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$945
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$769
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$828
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$675
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$743
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$867
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$817
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$769
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$684
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$988
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$671
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$529
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$894

Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1345
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$718
371 km or 231 mi	George	$927
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$980
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$811
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$874
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1050
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$927
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1419
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$795
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$630
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$681
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$952
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$826
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$986
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$901
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$934
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$697
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$694
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1057
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$731
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$662
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$958
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1023
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1089
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$948
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$968
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$905