Ankara vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2700
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$501
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.6
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1082
$2429
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
97
100
😀 Quality of life
75
96
🏙️ Population
5.8M
14.3M

The cost of living in Ankara is 38% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5311th and 3273rd ($1033 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Turkey and Japan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 1642nd and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Tokyo

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Ankara Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.54
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1026
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.56%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1148
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.75
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.63
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17149
$17493

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006