Ankara vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$501	$905
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$961
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	8
😀 Quality of life	75	49
🏙️ Population	5.8M	24.7K

The cost of living in Ankara is 37% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5311th and 3452nd ($1033 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1 months in Ankara compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 1642nd and 6808th 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	$9.54	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$69
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$8750

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1196
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1196
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$745
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$511
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$563
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$810
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$819
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$802
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$747
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$611
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$871
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$586
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$546
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$533
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$417
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$540
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$682
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$543
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$415