Ankara vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$4114
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	81
😀 Quality of life	72	91
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.43M

The cost of living in Ankara is 53% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5741st and 1745th ($959 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1531st in Turkey and the United States, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 1858th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs San Antonio

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	Ankara	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$16552

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$655
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$691
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$650
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$663
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$627
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$723
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$535
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$492
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$593
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$691
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$406
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$698
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$547
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$455
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$697
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$755
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$568
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$872
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$672
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$1113
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$578
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$835
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$699
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$664
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$718
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$782
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$708
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$653
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$573
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$490
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$599
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$474
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$587
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$743

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133