Ankara vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$5856
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$2643
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$4510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	97	78
😀 Quality of life	75	89
🏙️ Population	5.8M	689K

The cost of living in Ankara is 58% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 5311th and 982nd ($1033 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 843rd 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 Nashville. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Nashville ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 1642nd and 252nd 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	$9.54	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$30286

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595