Ankara vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$487	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$191
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	29
😀 Quality of life	72	36
🏙️ Population	5.8M	159K

The cost of living in Ankara is 14% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 5741st and 6298th ($959 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Turkey and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Turkey vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 1858th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Praia

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	Ankara	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491