Ankara vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$5149
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1162
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$281
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$3748
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	84
😀 Quality of life	75	94
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.91M

The cost of living in Ankara is 53% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 5311th and 1511th ($1033 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 1642nd and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Hamburg City

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	Ankara	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.54	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$1230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$2218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$10429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$5372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$4.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$19886

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Cities near Ankara

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 Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1617
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1601
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1582
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1575
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1621
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1556
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1579
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1559
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1622
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1563
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1585
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1650
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1535
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1544
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1725
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1551
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1679
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1577
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1584
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1639
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1596
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1507
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1557
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1494
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1582
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1586
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1509
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1530
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1787
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1309
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1765
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1483
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1547
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1533
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1415
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1589
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1621
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1457