Ankara vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$1176
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$570	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$457
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$296
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	54
😀 Quality of life	75	52
🏙️ Population	5.8M	2.25M

The cost of living in Ankara is 5% less expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 4905th and 4759th ($1118 vs $1176) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Turkey and Venezuela, respectively. Check Turkey vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.3 months in Caracas. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 2097th and 6470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Caracas

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	Ankara	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$56.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	21.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$1104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$9.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$8.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$4.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$78.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$4885

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Cities near Ankara

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

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719