Ankara vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$2857
🏠 One person rent	$501	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$877
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$1748
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	91
😀 Quality of life	75	94
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.52M

The cost of living in Ankara is 13% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 5311th and 4788th ($1033 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 31st in Turkey and Japan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 1642nd and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Kobe

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	Ankara	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.54	$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$10496

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$662
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$752
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$707
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$713
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$557
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$716
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$656
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$701
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$645
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$702
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$747
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$725
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$724
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$710
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$598
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$740
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$764
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$606
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$812
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$686
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$899
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$761
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$807
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$777
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$738
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$824
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$790
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$678
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$916
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$634
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$425
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$651
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$506
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$866

Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1012
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1141
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1021
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1010
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$996
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$988
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$991
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1004
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1254
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$997
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1020
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1099
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1046
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$997
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1063
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1035
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1007
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1033
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1039
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1034
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$975
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1026
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$946
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1010
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1046
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1056
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1119
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$986
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$989
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1038