Ankara vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$1278
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	93
😀 Quality of life	72	82
🏙️ Population	5.8M	546K

The cost of living in Ankara is 44% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 5741st and 2671st ($959 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Turkey and Portugal, respectively. Check Turkey vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 1858th and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Lisbon

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	Ankara	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$15150

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112