Ankara vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ankara	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2631	$4604
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1208
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$1789
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.4	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$921	$4089
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	81
😀 Quality of life	74	91
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.43M

The cost of living in Ankara is 50% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5466th and 1874th ($1027 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1483rd 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 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs San Antonio ranked 42nd in the United States, while ranked 2214th and 170th 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	$9.31	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$954	$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.4	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.29%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1151	$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.54	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.75	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.84	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.7	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$648	$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16166	$17470

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150