Ankara vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$2310
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$5713
🏠 One person rent	$570	$1359
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$2393
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$3676
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	88
😀 Quality of life	75	95
🏙️ Population	5.8M	488K

The cost of living in Ankara is 52% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4905th and 1247th ($1118 vs $2310) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 32nd 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 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2097th and 59th 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	$9.47	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$8.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$2488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$1942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$300
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$6892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$4820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$4.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$3.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$1932
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$23184

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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 Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1775
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1762
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1711
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1641
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1797
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1480
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2058
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1837
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1575
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1630
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1485
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1522
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1759
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1906
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1780
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1797
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1602
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$2079
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2021
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1460
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1507
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1429
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1431
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1638
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1840
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1484
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1839
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2205
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808