Ankara vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$1443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$3513
🏠 One person rent	$487	$690
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$1216
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$2980
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	96	96
😀 Quality of life	72	94
🏙️ Population	5.8M	587K

The cost of living in Ankara is 34% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 5741st and 3685th ($959 vs $1443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 413th in Turkey and Germany, respectively. Check Turkey vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 1858th and 33rd 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	$9.62	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$4.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$1177
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$3401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$3.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$8902

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Essen

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi	Mulheim	$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi	Bottrop	$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi	Velbert	$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hattingen	$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi	Gladbeck	$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
15 km or 9 mi	Bochum	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1559
18 km or 11 mi	Duisburg	$1314
19 km or 12 mi	Herten	$1438
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
19 km or 12 mi	Sprockhovel	$1431
20 km or 13 mi	Ratingen	$1497
22 km or 14 mi	Witten	$1489
23 km or 14 mi	Recklinghausen	$1407
23 km or 14 mi	Mettmann	$1479
23 km or 14 mi	Dinslaken	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Dorsten	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1464
24 km or 15 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
25 km or 16 mi	Marl	$1435
26 km or 16 mi	Erkrath	$1516
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1404
27 km or 17 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
27 km or 17 mi	Wetter	$1451
28 km or 17 mi	Gevelsberg	$1435
28 km or 18 mi	Voerde	$1434
28 km or 18 mi	Ennepetal	$1431
29 km or 18 mi	Haan	$1517
30 km or 18 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772
30 km or 18 mi	Herdecke	$1455
30 km or 19 mi	Rheinberg	$1435
31 km or 20 mi	Hilden	$1522
32 km or 20 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
32 km or 20 mi	Waltrop	$1459
32 km or 20 mi	Solingen	$1580
32 km or 20 mi	Datteln	$1448