Ankara vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ankara	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2631	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.4	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$921	$4507
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	97	90
😀 Quality of life	74	94
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.51M

The cost of living in Ankara is 59% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 5466th and 889th ($1027 vs $2499) 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 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 2214th and 38th 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	$9.31	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$954	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.4	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.29%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1151	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.54	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.75	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.84	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.7	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$648	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16166	$16629

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$676
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$755
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$730
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$705
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$708
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$552
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$746
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$662
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$766
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$670
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$748
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$807
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$765
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$681
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$543
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$734
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$806
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$601
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$836
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$702
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$945
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$769
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$828
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$675
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$743
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$867
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$817
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$769
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$684
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$988
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$671
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$529
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$894

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748