Ankara vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ankara	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2631	$5111
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$2146
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.4	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$921	$4075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	84
😀 Quality of life	74	93
🏙️ Population	5.8M	633K

The cost of living in Ankara is 53% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5466th and 1578th ($1027 vs $2169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Turkey and Germany, respectively. Check Turkey vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Stuttgart ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 2214th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Stuttgart

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	Ankara	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$954	$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.4	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.29%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1151	$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.54	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.75	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.84	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.7	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$648	$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16166	$18457

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$676
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$755
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$730
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$705
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$708
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$552
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$746
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$662
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$766
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$670
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$748
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$807
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$765
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$681
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$543
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$734
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$806
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$601
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$836
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$702
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$945
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$769
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$828
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$675
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$743
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$867
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$817
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$769
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$684
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$988
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$671
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$529
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$894

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1926
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1932
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1909
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1928
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1905
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1911
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1896
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1879
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1904
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1881
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1876
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1870
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1881
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1872
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1822
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1819
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1773
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1833
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1820
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1795
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1866
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$2012
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1858
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1692
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1915
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1756
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1767
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1555
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1890
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1771
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1862
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1812
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1806
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1770
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1767
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1819
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1784
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1792