Ankara vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$4112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	81
😀 Quality of life	75	91
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.43M

The cost of living in Ankara is 50% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5311th and 1833rd ($1033 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1452nd 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 1 months in Ankara compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 1642nd and 156th 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	$9.54	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$19123

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$662
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$752
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$707
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$713
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$557
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$716
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$656
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$701
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$645
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$702
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$747
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$725
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$724
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$710
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$598
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$740
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$764
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$606
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$812
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$686
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$899
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$761
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$807
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$777
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$738
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$824
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$790
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$678
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$916
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$634
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$425
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$651
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$506
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$866

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093