Ankara vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$5318
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$4608
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	71
😀 Quality of life	72	89
🏙️ Population	5.8M	888K

The cost of living in Ankara is 56% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 5741st and 1378th ($959 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1239th 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 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 2.1 months in Indianapolis. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Indianapolis ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 1858th and 191st 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	$9.62	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$4.95
🥤 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	$1424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1026
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$2421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$1949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$1579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$1868
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$27149

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890