Ankara vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$1618
🏠 One person rent	$487	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$639
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$240
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	66
😀 Quality of life	72	48
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.96M

The cost of living in Ankara is 83% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 5741st and 8454th ($959 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 72nd in Turkey and Iran, respectively. Check Turkey vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.5 months in Isfahan. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 1858th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Isfahan

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	Ankara	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$0.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	26.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$2.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$5.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$115
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$77.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$594

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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 Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688