Ankara vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$439
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$3299
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
91
😀 Quality of life
73
92
🏙️ Population
5.8M
548K

The cost of living in Ankara is 58% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6106th and 1500th ($907 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 53rd in Turkey and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1608th and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Manchester

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Ankara Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$17390

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$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
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$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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4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761