Ankara vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ankara	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2631	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.4	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$921	$4328
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	74	100
🏙️ Population	5.8M	5.35M

The cost of living in Ankara is 59% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5466th and 893rd ($1027 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Turkey and Australia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 2214th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Melbourne

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	Ankara	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$954	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.4	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.29%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1151	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.54	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.75	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.84	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.7	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$648	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16166	$26129

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$676
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$755
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$730
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$705
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$708
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$552
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$746
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$662
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$766
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$670
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$748
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$807
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$765
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$681
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$543
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$734
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$806
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$601
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$836
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$702
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$945
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$769
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$828
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$675
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$743
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$867
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$817
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$769
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$684
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$988
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$671
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$529
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$894

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172