Ankara vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ankara	Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$2331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2631	$5693
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1375
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$2392
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.4	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$921	$3706
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	97	88
😀 Quality of life	74	93
🏙️ Population	5.8M	488K

The cost of living in Ankara is 56% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 5466th and 1221st ($1027 vs $2331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 37th in Turkey and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Edinburgh ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2214th and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Edinburgh

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	Ankara	Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$8.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$1087
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$954	$2613
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1964
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.4	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.29%	4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$6800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1151	$4921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.54	$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$3.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$21.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.75	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.84	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.7	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$648	$1708
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16166	$26404

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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 Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1784
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1862
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1852
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1656
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1854
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1585
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2121
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1906
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1645
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1707
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1490
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1588
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1655
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$2012
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1975
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1803
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1827
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1784
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1784
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1573
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1964
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1755
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2053
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1415
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1540
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1430
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1450
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1727
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1873
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1496
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2265
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892