Ankara vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$570	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$3732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	75	97
🏙️ Population	5.8M	2.15M

The cost of living in Ankara is 56% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4905th and 843rd ($1118 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Turkey and France, respectively. Check Turkey vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 2097th and 18th 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	$9.47	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$15084

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$700
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$780
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$759
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$655
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$750
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$578
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$786
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$695
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$800
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$697
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$745
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$777
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$838
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$820
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$686
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$547
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$670
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$837
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$612
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$852
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$725
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$985
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$779
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$781
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$696
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$754
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$835
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$819
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$787
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$690
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$1059
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$679
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$546
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$720
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$915

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488