Ankara vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$570	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$1116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	96	82
😀 Quality of life	75	71
🏙️ Population	5.8M	5.65M

The cost of living in Ankara is 15% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4905th and 5813th ($1118 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Turkey and Russia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 2097th and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Saint Petersburg

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	Ankara	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$10534

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566