Ankara vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ankara	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$4848
🏠 One person rent	$439	$1146
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$3562
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	94
😀 Quality of life	73	96
🏙️ Population	5.8M	626K

The cost of living in Ankara is 55% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 6106th and 1833rd ($907 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 97th 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 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 1.8 months in Glasgow. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1608th and 19th 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	$8.47	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$516	$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$2451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.5%	5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$3909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$3280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.52	$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.4	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.85	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$19.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$3.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.16	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$1167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9972	$12979

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$675
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$678
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$643
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$599
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$673
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$617
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$705
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$461
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$504
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$591
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$716
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$426
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$607
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$502
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$692
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$700
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$633
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$656
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$652
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$606
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$642
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$625
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$637
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$695
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$643
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$690
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$647
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$536
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$594
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$482
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$728
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$789

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1793
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1793
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1599
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1625
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1573
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1710
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1744
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1420
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1647
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1390
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1545
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1732
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1467
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1830
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1830
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1805
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1989
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1800
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1734
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1706
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1688
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1459
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1602
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1571
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1491
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1783
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1763
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1364