Ankara vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$487	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$3142
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	46
😀 Quality of life	72	92
🏙️ Population	5.8M	675K

The cost of living in Ankara is 41% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 5741st and 2959th ($959 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Turkey and Sweden, respectively. Check Turkey vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 1858th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Gothenburg

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	Ankara	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$3664

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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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251