Ankara vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ankara	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2631	$5858
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1560
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$2701
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$618
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.4	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$921	$4433
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	97	78
😀 Quality of life	74	89
🏙️ Population	5.8M	689K

The cost of living in Ankara is 59% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 5466th and 924th ($1027 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 798th 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 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Nashville ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 2214th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Nashville

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	Ankara	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$7.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$1277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$954	$3027
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.4	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.29%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$4118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1151	$2822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.54	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$3.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$9.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.75	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.84	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.7	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$648	$1416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16166	$30241

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581