Ankara vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$570	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$832
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	8
😀 Quality of life	75	63
🏙️ Population	5.8M	24.7K

The cost of living in Ankara is 29% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4905th and 3601st ($1118 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Turkey and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Turkey vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 2097th and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Victoria

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	Ankara	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$8213

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420