Ankara vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$991
🏠 One person rent	$487	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$172
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$273
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	38
😀 Quality of life	72	36
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.54M

The cost of living in Ankara is 143% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 5741st and 8967th ($959 vs $395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 77th in Turkey and Indonesia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Palembang ranked 33rd in Indonesia, while ranked 1858th and 7425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Palembang

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	Ankara	Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$1.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$8.24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$2.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$3.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$21.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$32.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	8.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$8.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$3.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$2.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$12.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$2.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$16.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$32.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$7821

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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 Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$417
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$458
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$432
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$500
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$488
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$492
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$558
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$701
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$518
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$385
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$539
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$513
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3059
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$563
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$883
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$679
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$521
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$427
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$682
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$543
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$430
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$669
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$490
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$480
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$471
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$474
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$604
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$532