Ankara vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$570	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	91
😀 Quality of life	75	81
🏙️ Population	5.8M	6.26M

The cost of living in Ankara is 1% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4905th and 4939th ($1118 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Turkey and Chile, respectively. Check Turkey vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 2097th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Santiago

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	Ankara	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$9190

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827