Ankara vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ankara	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2631	$4317
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1066
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$1745
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.4	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$921	$3958
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	60
😀 Quality of life	74	88
🏙️ Population	5.8M	246K

The cost of living in Ankara is 44% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 5466th and 2713th ($1027 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1895th in Turkey and the United States, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Louisville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 2214th and 333rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Louisville

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	Ankara	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$954	$1806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.4	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.29%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$2940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1151	$2583
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.54	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.75	$6.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.84	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.7	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$648	$1219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16166	$16074

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1908
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1901
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1895
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1603
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2116
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1806
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1836
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1716
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2086
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1924
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2122
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1586
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2035
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1679
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1847
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2343
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1928
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2073
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1994
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1911
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1355
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2053
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1855
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2374
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1904
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2074
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1554
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1864
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2011