Ankara vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$487	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$4040
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	89
😀 Quality of life	72	97
🏙️ Population	5.8M	5.87M

The cost of living in Ankara is 69% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5741st and 129th ($959 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Singapore, respectively. Check Turkey vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 1858th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Singapore City

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	Ankara	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$27780

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$655
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$691
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$650
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$663
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$627
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$723
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$535
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$492
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$593
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$691
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$406
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$698
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$547
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$455
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$697
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$755
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$568
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$872
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$672
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$1113
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$578
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$835
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$699
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$664
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$718
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$782
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$708
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$653
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$573
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$490
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$599
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$474
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$587
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$743

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605