Ankara vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$3205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$6762
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$2956
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$904
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$4423
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	97	53
😀 Quality of life	75	88
🏙️ Population	5.8M	139K

The cost of living in Ankara is 68% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 5311th and 119th ($1033 vs $3205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Turkey and Iceland, respectively. Check Turkey vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 1642nd and 258th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Reykjavik

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	Ankara	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.54	$28.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$97.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$20
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$13.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$6.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$2129
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$3328
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$2660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$80.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	8.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$7748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$6175
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$5.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$6.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$24.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$44.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$5.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$90.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$19.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$47.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$146
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$178
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$30029

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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 Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3092
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3106
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2581
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2921
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2017
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2005
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1523
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1646
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1647
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1640
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1835
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1885
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1842
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2114
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1593
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1763
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1704
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1831
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1586
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1760
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1878
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1485
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1923
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$2021
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$3003
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$2264
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1456
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2508
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$2101
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1944
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2518
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2336