Ankara vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$487	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$326
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	74
😀 Quality of life	72	63
🏙️ Population	5.8M	3.01M

The cost of living in Ankara is 75% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5741st and 8233rd ($959 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 15th in Turkey and Indonesia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 1858th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Surabaya

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	Ankara	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$5490

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508