Ankara vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$2058
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$4930
🏠 One person rent	$570	$1155
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$2017
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$3074
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	94
😀 Quality of life	75	95
🏙️ Population	5.8M	626K

The cost of living in Ankara is 46% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 4905th and 1833rd ($1118 vs $2058) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 94th 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 1.5 months in Glasgow. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2097th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Glasgow

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	Ankara	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$96.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$6.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$4064
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$3045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$9.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$21.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$85.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$118
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$1138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$18105

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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 Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429