Ankara vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$3008
🏠 One person rent
$439
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$1018
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
7
😀 Quality of life
73
61
🏙️ Population
5.8M
133K

The cost of living in Ankara is 30% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6106th and 4342nd ($907 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Turkey and Maldives, respectively. Check Turkey vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 0.8 months in Male. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 1608th and 5145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$3.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$3225

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$675
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$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
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$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789

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$1515
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$370
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$331
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$289
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$250
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$280
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$316
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$394
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$368
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$306
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$549
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$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$298
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$484
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$437
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$428
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$287
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$355
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
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$340
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$435
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$304
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$561
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$289
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$325
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$433
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$534
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
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$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$352