Ankara vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$439
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$3918
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
53
😀 Quality of life
73
89
🏙️ Population
5.8M
140K

The cost of living in Ankara is 69% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 6106th and 204th ($907 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Iceland, respectively. Check Turkey vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 1608th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$6167

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161