Ankara vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ankara	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2631	$2388
🏠 One person rent	$495	$381
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.4	$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$921	$1116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	4
😀 Quality of life	74	55
🏙️ Population	5.8M	24.5K

The cost of living in Ankara is 3% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 5466th and 5701st ($1027 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Turkey and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Turkey vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 2214th and 6376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Kingstown

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	Ankara	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$954	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.4	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$51.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.29%	7.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1151	$603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.54	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$9.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.75	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.84	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.7	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$6.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$648	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16166	$11266

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$676
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$755
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$730
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$705
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$708
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$552
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$746
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$662
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$766
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$670
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$748
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$807
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$765
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$681
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$543
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$734
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$806
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$601
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$836
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$702
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$945
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$769
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$828
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$675
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$743
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$867
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$817
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$769
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$684
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$988
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$671
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$529
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$894

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1170
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1079
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1078
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1136
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1012
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1232
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1010
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1733
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$699
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$641
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$844
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1166
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$679
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1145
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$767
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1332
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$771
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$888
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$675
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$741
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$788