Ankara vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$570	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$4008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	75	100
🏙️ Population	5.8M	5.45M

The cost of living in Ankara is 58% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4905th and 649th ($1118 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 2097th 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	$9.47	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$19140

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$700
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$780
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$759
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$655
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$750
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$578
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$786
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$695
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$800
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$697
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$745
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$777
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$838
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$820
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$686
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$547
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$670
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$837
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$612
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$852
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$725
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$985
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$779
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$781
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$696
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$754
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$835
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$819
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$787
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$690
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$1059
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$679
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$546
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$720
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$915

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710