Ankara vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$2172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$5195
🏠 One person rent	$570	$1127
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$1961
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$270
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$3668
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	84
😀 Quality of life	75	95
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.91M

The cost of living in Ankara is 49% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 4905th and 1536th ($1118 vs $2172) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 2097th and 41st 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	$9.47	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$92.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$2245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$1554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$9266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$4.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$63.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$27074

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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 Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1624
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1602
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1649
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1559
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1611
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1558
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1635
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1588
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1610
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1666
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1537
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1566
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1743
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1601
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1572
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1585
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1640
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1589
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1527
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1678
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1488
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1589
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1579
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1527
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1543
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1796
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1785
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1515
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1536
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1564
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1421
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1591
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1623
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1429