Ankara vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$3268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$6787
🏠 One person rent	$570	$2025
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$3029
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$894
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$4361
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	52
😀 Quality of life	75	91
🏙️ Population	5.8M	140K

The cost of living in Ankara is 66% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 4905th and 88th ($1118 vs $3268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Turkey and Iceland, respectively. Check Turkey vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 2097th and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ankara	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$20.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$2075
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$1851
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$2774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$70.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$8015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$6578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$5.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$2.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$6.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$41.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$25.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$3.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$5.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$5.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$46
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$144
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$194
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$30378

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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 Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3175
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3148
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2596
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2990
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2077
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2021
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1507
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1551
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1575
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1641
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1711
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1837
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1762
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2058
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1480
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1703
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1630
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1797
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1522
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1775
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1884
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1484
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1879
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1797
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2768
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1955
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1485
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2217
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1986
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1887
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2902
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2242