Ankara vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$7242
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	81
😀 Quality of life	72	98
🏙️ Population	5.8M	449K

The cost of living in Ankara is 71% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5741st and 59th ($959 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Turkey and Switzerland, respectively. Check Turkey vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 1858th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Zurich

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	Ankara	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717