Ankara vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$2916
🏠 One person rent	$487	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$1530
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	52
😀 Quality of life	72	67
🏙️ Population	5.8M	791K

The cost of living in Ankara is 9% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5741st and 5101st ($959 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 306th in Turkey and Japan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.4 months in Niigata. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 1858th and 3754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Niigata

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	Ankara	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$15118

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$655
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$691
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$650
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$663
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$627
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$723
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$535
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$492
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$593
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$691
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$406
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$698
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$547
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$455
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$697
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$755
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$568
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$872
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$672
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$1113
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$578
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$835
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$699
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$664
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$718
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$782
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$708
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$653
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$573
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$490
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$599
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$474
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$587
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$743

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1004
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1011
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1018
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1029
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1021
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1047
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1024
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1095
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1034
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1076
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1066
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1092
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1035
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$997
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1096
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1050
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1112
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$986
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1069
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1029
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$978
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$980
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1047
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1082
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1008
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$973
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1016
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1038
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1042
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$983
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$985
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1065
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1052