Ankara vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ankara	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$439	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$477
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	95
😀 Quality of life	73	63
🏙️ Population	5.8M	11.5M

The cost of living in Ankara is 10% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6106th and 5616th ($907 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Brazil, respectively. Check Turkey vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 1608th and 4573rd 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	$8.47	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$516	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.5%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.52	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.4	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.85	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.16	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9972	$13135

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$675
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$678
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$643
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$599
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$673
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$617
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$705
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$461
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$504
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$591
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$716
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$426
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$607
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$502
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$692
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$700
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$633
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$656
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$652
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$606
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$642
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$625
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$637
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$695
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$643
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$690
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$647
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$536
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$594
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$482
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$728
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$789

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629