Ankara vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ankara	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$439	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$4357
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	73	100
🏙️ Population	5.8M	5.03M

The cost of living in Ankara is 62% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6106th and 923rd ($907 vs $2397) 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 0.8 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 1608th 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	$8.47	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$516	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.5%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.52	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.4	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.85	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.16	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9972	$21306

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913