Ankara vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$5816
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1500
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$2602
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$4312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	97	90
😀 Quality of life	75	94
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.51M

The cost of living in Ankara is 59% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 5311th and 863rd ($1033 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Turkey and Germany, respectively. Check Turkey vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 1642nd and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Munich

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	Ankara	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.54	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$17274

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714