Ankara vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$2813
🏠 One person rent	$487	$348
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$774
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$2232
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	73
😀 Quality of life	72	70
🏙️ Population	5.8M	2.38M

The cost of living in Ankara is 4% less expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 5741st and 5531st ($959 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 62nd in Turkey and South Korea, respectively. Check Turkey vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 2.2 months in Daegu. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Daegu ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 1858th and 2337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Daegu

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	Ankara	Daegu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$332
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$1076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$518
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$82.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$6867
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$9403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$6.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$9.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$20323

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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 Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$992
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$977
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1075
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1027
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$988
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$1000
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$983
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1059
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$959
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$998
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$880
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1054
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$979
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1060
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$964
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$887
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$924
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$987
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$992
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$977
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$854
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$900
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1019
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1019
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1059
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1016
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1038
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$959
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$1012
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$937
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1038
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$970
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1151