Ankara vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ankara	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$800	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2026	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$408	$1382
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$2287
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$3866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	81
😀 Quality of life	72	90
🏙️ Population	5.5M	1.43M

The cost of living in Ankara is 64% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6390th and 1242nd ($800 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1113th 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 1.7 months in San Antonio. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs San Antonio ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 2095th and 137th 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	$6.34	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$5.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$865	$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.56%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1094	$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.49	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.6	$94
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.7	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7644	$19044

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$463
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$591
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$556
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$519
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$522
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$519
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$512
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$438
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$555
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$490
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$567
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$397
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$498
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$616
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$421
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$586
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$646
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$640
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$577
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$416
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$618
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$651
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$577
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$622
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$431
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$527
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$642
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$539
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$551
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$582
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$513
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$574
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$468
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$556
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$772

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2146
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2175
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2146
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2093
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2150
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2590
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2190
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2095
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2146
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2013
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1902
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1979
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$710
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1560
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2066
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1789
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1931
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1842
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$789
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$595
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1925
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1829
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2071
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2128
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$1972
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2221
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2126
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1801
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2118
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2108