Ankara vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$1335
🏠 One person rent	$487	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$262
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	53
😀 Quality of life	72	44
🏙️ Population	5.8M	2.11M

The cost of living in Ankara is 99% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5741st and 8745th ($959 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 47th in Turkey and Indonesia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 1858th and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Medan

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	Ankara	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$10763

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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 Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501