Ankara vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2700
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$501
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.6
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1082
$3165
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
97
96
😀 Quality of life
75
95
🏙️ Population
5.8M
587K

The cost of living in Ankara is 32% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 5311th and 3925th ($1033 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 521st in Turkey and Germany, respectively. Check Turkey vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Essen ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 1642nd and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Essen

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Ankara Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.54
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1026
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.56%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1148
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.75
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.63
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17149
$9789

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$662
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$752
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$707
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$713
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$672
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$557
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$716
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$656
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$701
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$645
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$702
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$747
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$725
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$724
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$710
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$598
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$740
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$764
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$606
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$812
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$686
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$899
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$761
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$807
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$777
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$662
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$738
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$824
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$790
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$763
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$678
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$916
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$634
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$425
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$651
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$506
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$866

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538