Ankara vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$4880
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$3539
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	82
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	5.8M	577K

The cost of living in Ankara is 53% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 5741st and 1702nd ($959 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1506th in Turkey and the United States, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.7 months in Milwaukee. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 1858th and 240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Milwaukee

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	Ankara	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$24191

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378