Ankara vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ankara	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$2187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$5233
🏠 One person rent	$439	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$2114
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$4970
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	71
😀 Quality of life	73	90
🏙️ Population	5.8M	888K

The cost of living in Ankara is 59% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 6106th and 1397th ($907 vs $2187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1219th in Turkey and the United States, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 2.3 months in Indianapolis. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Indianapolis ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 1608th and 159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Indianapolis

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	Ankara	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.47	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$516	$1457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$1013
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$2390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$69.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.5%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$1980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.52	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.4	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$5.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.85	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.16	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$1865
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9972	$27094

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$1999
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1927
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1963
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1954
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1975
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1929
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1905
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1694
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1900
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2092
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1612
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1448
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1894
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1793
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1980
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1822
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1837
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1814
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1877
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1896
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1436
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1921
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1824
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2464
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1852
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1840
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2124
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1896
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1735
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1894
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1860
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1845
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1856
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1828