Ankara vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$570	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	95
😀 Quality of life	75	69
🏙️ Population	5.8M	11.5M

The cost of living in Ankara is 6% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4905th and 5192nd ($1118 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Turkey and Brazil, respectively. Check Turkey vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 2097th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Sao Paulo

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	Ankara	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666