Ankara vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$501	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	96
😀 Quality of life	75	75
🏙️ Population	5.8M	11.5M

The cost of living in Ankara is 8% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5311th and 4918th ($1033 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Turkey and Brazil, respectively. Check Turkey vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 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 1642nd and 1670th 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	$9.54	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$15990

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720