Ankara vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$4315
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	72	100
🏙️ Population	5.8M	4.84M

The cost of living in Ankara is 62% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5741st and 745th ($959 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Australia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 1858th 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	$9.62	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$17957

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683