Cost of living comparison

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Ansan vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Ansan is 28.0% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants
pay 14.2% more in Ansan
Groceries
pay 3.0 times more in Ansan
Transportation
pay 8.1% less in Ansan
Housing
pay 15.9% more in Ansan
Childcare
pay 40.1% less in Ansan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 28.7% more in Ansan
Clothing
pay 13.9% less in Ansan

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Ansan are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Ansan. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Ansan.

Ansan vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ansan instead of Ankara, you would:

pay 14.2% more for restaurants

 
Ankara
Ansan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.62
TRY421.84
$7.08
₩10,226
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.42
TRY369.11
$6.30
₩9,101
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.21
TRY52.96
$1.64
₩2,368

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

 
Ankara
Ansan
Bread
1 loaf
$0.69
TRY30.26
$2.95
₩4,261
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.81
TRY210.84
$6.79
₩9,817
Milk (1 gallon) $3.67
TRY160.82
$7.85
₩11,341

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pay 8.1% less for transportation

 
Ankara
Ansan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.41
TRY193.30
$4.43
₩6,398
Monthly public transit pass $9.02
TRY395.47
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $48,122.27
TRY2M
$25,072.36
₩36M

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pay 15.9% more for housing

 
Ankara
Ansan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.72
TRY601.56
$19.81
₩28,633
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $717.46
TRY31,446.24
$424.54
₩614K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $512.73
TRY22,473.02
$353.78
₩511K

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pay 40.1% less for childcare

 
Ankara
Ansan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $600.60
TRY26,324.43
$254.87
₩368K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,110.57
TRY618K
$10,906.99
₩16M

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pay 28.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ankara
Ansan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.61
TRY158.19
$3.17
₩4,586
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.22
TRY141.25
$3.70
₩5,345
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.17
TRY94.91
$3.18
₩4,602

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pay 13.9% less for clothing

 
Ankara
Ansan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.32
TRY2,512.41
$49.77
₩71,923
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.55
TRY1,996.52
$39.49
₩57,074
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.18
TRY4,566.42
$70.50
₩102K

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026
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