Ankara vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	99
😀 Quality of life	75	100
🏙️ Population	5.8M	5.45M

The cost of living in Ankara is 64% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5311th and 370th ($1033 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Turkey and Australia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 1642nd and 2nd 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	$9.54	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863