Ankara vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ankara	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$800	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2026	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$408	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	72	98
🏙️ Population	5.5M	4.84M

The cost of living in Ankara is 71% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6390th and 318th ($800 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Turkey and Australia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 2095th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Sydney

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	Ankara	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.34	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$865	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.56%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1094	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.49	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.6	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.7	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7644	$17934

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$463
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$591
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$556
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$519
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$522
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$519
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$512
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$438
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$555
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$490
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$567
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$397
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$498
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$616
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$421
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$586
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$646
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$640
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$577
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$416
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$618
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$651
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$577
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$622
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$431
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$527
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$642
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$539
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$551
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$582
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$513
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$574
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$468
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$556
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$772

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816