Ankara vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$3902
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	72	100
🏙️ Population	5.8M	5.03M

The cost of living in Ankara is 56% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5741st and 1365th ($959 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Turkey and Australia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 1858th 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	$9.62	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963