Ankara vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$3694
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	99
😀 Quality of life	75	94
🏙️ Population	5.8M	2.1M

The cost of living in Ankara is 58% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5311th and 964th ($1033 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Turkey and France, respectively. Check Turkey vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 1642nd and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Paris

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	Ankara	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.54	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$19577

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506