Ankara vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$3146
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	72	95
🏙️ Population	5.8M	2.15M

The cost of living in Ankara is 58% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5741st and 1222nd ($959 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.4 months in Paris. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 1858th and 25th 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	$9.62	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$16193

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293