Ankara vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ankara	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$800	$2129
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2026	$5041
🏠 One person rent	$408	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$1916
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$4818
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	71
😀 Quality of life	72	89
🏙️ Population	5.5M	888K

The cost of living in Ankara is 62% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 6390th and 1474th ($800 vs $2129) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1308th 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 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 2.3 months in Indianapolis. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Indianapolis ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 2095th and 146th 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	$6.34	$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$865	$2169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.56%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$1877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1094	$1547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.49	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$6.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$8.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.6	$108
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.7	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$1858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7644	$27248

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$463
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$591
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$556
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$519
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$522
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$519
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$512
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$438
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$555
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$490
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$567
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$397
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$498
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$616
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$421
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$586
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$646
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$640
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$577
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$416
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$618
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$651
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$577
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$622
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$431
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$527
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$642
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$539
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$551
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$582
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$513
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$574
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$468
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$556
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$772

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2019
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2034
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2032
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$2037
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2002
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1988
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1973
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1992
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1906
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1950
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1795
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1896
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2212
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1775
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1596
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1944
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1850
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2127
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1846
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1465
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1840
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1732
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1889
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1486
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1826
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1750
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1803
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$1938
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1844
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1659
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$1907
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1709
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1721
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1507
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1919
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1844
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1904
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1857
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1798