Ankara vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ankara	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$1426
🏠 One person rent	$439	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$315
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	52
😀 Quality of life	73	43
🏙️ Population	5.8M	2.11M

The cost of living in Ankara is 75% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 6106th and 8536th ($907 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 38th in Turkey and Indonesia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 1608th and 6659th 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	$8.47	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$516	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64	$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.5%	10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.52	$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.4	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.85	$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.16	$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9972	$11482

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Cities near Ankara

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

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$503
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$490
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$759
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$669
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$671
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$670
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$613
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$729
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$594
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$687
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$523
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$571
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$563
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$630
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$585
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$561
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$699
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$752
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$985
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$822
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$807
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$518
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544