Ankara vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1118
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2746
$5312
🏠 One person rent
$570
$1378
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$2219
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.8
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$806
$3266
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
91
😀 Quality of life
75
93
🏙️ Population
5.8M
548K

The cost of living in Ankara is 51% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4905th and 1330th ($1118 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 39th 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 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2097th and 107th 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
$9.47
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.6
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$7.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
49.17%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1769
$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.88
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.14
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$155
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13974
$20873

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$700
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$780
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$759
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$655
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$750
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$578
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$786
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$695
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$800
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$697
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$745
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$777
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$838
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$820
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$686
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$547
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$670
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$837
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$612
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$852
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$725
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$985
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$779
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$838
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$781
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$696
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$754
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$835
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$819
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$787
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$690
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$1059
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$659
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$420
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$679
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$546
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$720
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$915

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$2034
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$1921
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$2001
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$1968
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$1803
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$1698
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$1918
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$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
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$2040
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$2011
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$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
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$1680
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$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
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$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
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$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
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$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
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$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804