Ankara vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$2434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$5848
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1415
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$2495
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$4333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	86
😀 Quality of life	75	88
🏙️ Population	5.8M	430K

The cost of living in Ankara is 58% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 5311th and 1017th ($1033 vs $2434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 876th 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 1 months in Ankara compared to 1.8 months in Minneapolis. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Minneapolis ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 1642nd and 283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Minneapolis

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	Ankara	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.54	$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$2834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$2128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$99.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$3389
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$2191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$7.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$6.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$6.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$5.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$4.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$8.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$1397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$26236

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$662
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$752
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$707
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$713
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$557
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$716
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$656
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$701
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$645
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$702
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$747
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$725
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$724
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$710
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$598
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$740
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$764
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$606
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$812
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$686
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$899
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$761
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$807
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$777
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$738
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$824
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$790
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$678
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$916
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$634
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$425
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$651
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$506
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$866

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618