Ankara vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2700
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$501
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.6
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1082
$863
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
97
8
😀 Quality of life
75
64
🏙️ Population
5.8M
133K

The cost of living in Ankara is 22% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5311th and 4490th ($1033 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Turkey and Maldives, respectively. Check Turkey vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 0.7 months in Male. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 1642nd and 5278th 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
$9.54
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1026
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.56%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1148
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.75
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.63
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17149
$3305

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$662
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$752
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$707
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$713
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$672
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$557
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$716
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$656
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$701
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$645
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$702
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$747
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$725
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$724
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$710
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$598
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$740
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$764
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$606
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$812
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$686
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$899
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$761
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$807
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$777
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$662
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$738
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$824
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$790
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$763
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$678
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$916
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$634
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$425
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$651
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$506
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$866

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$1387
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$342
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$291
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$261
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$243
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$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
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$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
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$259
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$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
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$313
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$418
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$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
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$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322