Ankara vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ankara	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2631	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$495	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.4	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$921	$491
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	97	95
😀 Quality of life	74	67
🏙️ Population	5.8M	6.21M

The cost of living in Ankara is 1% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 5466th and 5559th ($1027 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Turkey and Brazil, respectively. Check Turkey vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 2214th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Ankara	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$954	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.4	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.29%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1151	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.54	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.75	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.84	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.7	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$648	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16166	$13739

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$676
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$755
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$730
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$705
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$708
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$552
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$746
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$662
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$766
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$670
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$748
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$807
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$765
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$681
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$543
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$734
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$806
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$601
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$836
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$702
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$945
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$769
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$828
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$675
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$743
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$867
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$817
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$769
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$684
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$988
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$671
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$529
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$894

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631