Cost of living comparison

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Ankara vs. Baku Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 26.4% more expensive than Baku.

Restaurants
pay 28.0% more in Ankara
Groceries
pay 9.3% more in Ankara
Transportation
pay 36.5% more in Ankara
Housing
pay 17.3% more in Ankara
Childcare
pay 91.8% more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports
pay 11.1% more in Ankara
Clothing
pay 9.1% less in Ankara

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Ankara are more expensive than in Baku. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ankara.

Ankara vs. Baku Cost Breakdown

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

pay 28.0% more for restaurants

 
Baku
Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.41
AZN16.00
$8.72
TRY313.08
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.65
AZN13.00
$7.27
TRY260.90
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.69
AZN1.18
$1.27
TRY45.61

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pay 9.3% more for groceries

 
Baku
Ankara
Bread
1 loaf
$0.46
AZN0.78
$0.83
TRY29.94
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.77
AZN4.71
$4.61
TRY165.39
Milk (1 gallon) $5.13
AZN8.72
$3.90
TRY140.02

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pay 36.5% more for transportation

 
Baku
Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.46
AZN4.19
$4.81
TRY172.78
Monthly public transit pass $17.65
AZN30.00
$8.72
TRY313.08
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
$44,845.33
TRY1,609,220.91

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pay 17.3% more for housing

 
Baku
Ankara
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$14.84
AZN25.23
$11.50
TRY412.74
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $470.77
AZN800.30
$592.54
TRY21,262.44
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $261.03
AZN443.75
$399.36
TRY14,330.61

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pay 91.8% more for childcare

 
Baku
Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $232.47
AZN395.20
$502.10
TRY18,017.29
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
$10,388.60
TRY372,782.52

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pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Baku
Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.47
AZN2.50
$3.49
TRY125.23
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.60
AZN6.12
$2.84
TRY102.01
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.53
AZN6.00
$2.04
TRY73.05

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pay 9.1% less for clothing

 
Baku
Ankara
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.06
AZN95.30
$56.66
TRY2,033.21
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$57.34
AZN97.48
$45.57
TRY1,635.17
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$122.29
AZN207.88
$104.18
TRY3,738.52

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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 2025
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