Ankara vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$570	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$1510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	93
😀 Quality of life	75	84
🏙️ Population	5.8M	546K

The cost of living in Ankara is 41% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 4905th and 2357th ($1118 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 0.8 months in Lisbon. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 2097th and 479th 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	$9.47	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$17217

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$700
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$780
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$759
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$655
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$750
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$578
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$786
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$695
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$800
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$697
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$745
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$777
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$838
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$820
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$686
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$547
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$670
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$837
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$612
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$852
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$725
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$985
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$779
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$781
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$696
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$754
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$835
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$819
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$787
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$690
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$1059
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$679
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$546
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$720
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$915

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231