Ankara vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$487	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$1263
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	96	7
😀 Quality of life	72	62
🏙️ Population	5.8M	133K

The cost of living in Ankara is 26% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5741st and 4205th ($959 vs $1304) 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 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1 months in Male. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 1858th and 4917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Male

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	Ankara	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$3201

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360