Ankara vs Austin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ankara	Austin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$2473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$5974
🏠 One person rent	$439	$1613
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$3016
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$5652
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	66
😀 Quality of life	73	91
🏙️ Population	5.8M	962K

The cost of living in Ankara is 63% less expensive than in Austin. Cities ranked 6106th and 812th ($907 vs $2473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 724th in Turkey and the United States, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 2.3 months in Austin. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Austin ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 1608th and 116th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Austin

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	Ankara	Austin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.47	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$516	$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$1307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$4136
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$2445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.5%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$4709
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$2939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.52	$45.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.4	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.85	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$8.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.16	$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$3.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$145
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$1453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9972	$21741

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$675
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$678
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$643
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$599
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$673
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$617
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$705
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$461
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$504
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$591
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$716
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$426
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$607
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$502
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$692
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$700
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$633
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$656
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$652
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$606
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$642
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$625
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$637
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$695
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$643
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$690
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$647
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$536
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$594
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$482
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$728
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$789

Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299