Ankara, Turkey, is characterized by reasonably priced housing. According to our city rankings, this is a good place to live with high ratings in cost of living, safety and leisure & culture.
Ankara is one of the top ten city matches for 0.9% of Teleport users.
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Housing| Large apartment | $390.00 |
|---|---|
| Medium apartment | $330.00 |
| Rent index [score] | 1.00 |
| Small apartment | $270.00 |
Cost of Living| 5km taxi ride | $4.00 |
|---|---|
| A Cappuccino | $2.40 |
| A beer | $2.00 |
| A kilogram of Apples | $1.00 |
| Bread | $0.26 |
| Inflation [score] | 0.91 |
| Lunch | $7.30 |
| Monthly fitness club membership | $33.00 |
| Monthly public transport | $30.00 |
| Movie ticket | $4.40 |
| Price of a meal at a restaurant | $27.01 |
Startups| Average monthly increase in number of startups | 2 |
|---|---|
| Average monthly increase in number of startups [score] | 0.27 |
| Coworking spaces [score] | 0.10 |
| Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co | 2 |
| Meetups [score] | 0.26 |
| Meetups groups | 52 |
| Meetups members | 29358 |
| Number of investors | 6 |
| Number of startup events in the last 12 months | 58 |
| Startup climate scene [score] | 0.47 |
| Startup events | 4 |
| Startup events [score] | 0.22 |
| Startups [score] | 0.52 |
| Total number of startups | 106 |
Venture CapitalTravel Connectivity| Airport hub | 42 |
|---|---|
| Airport hub [score] | 0.25 |
| Intercity train connectivity [score] | 0.16 |
Commute| Human city page | http://cities.human.co/details/Turkey/Ankara |
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| Traffic handling [score] | 0.72 |
Business Freedom| Business freedom | 65.40 |
|---|---|
| Business freedom [score] | 0.47 |
| Freedom from corruption | 45.00 |
| Freedom from corruption [score] | 0.38 |
| Lack of labor restrictions | 48.60 |
| Lack of labor restrictions [score] | 0.25 |
| Time to open a business | 6.50 |
| Time to open a business [score] | 0.94 |
Safety| Crime rate [score] | 0.55 |
|---|---|
| Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year | 2 |
| Guns per 100 residents | 13 |
| Lack of gun related deaths [score] | 0.95 |
| Lack of guns [score] | 0.93 |
| Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score] | 0.94 |
Healthcare| Healthcare expenditure [score] | 0.45 |
|---|---|
| Healthcare quality [score] | 0.72 |
| Life expectancy (years) | 75.75 |
| Life expectancy [score] | 0.54 |
Education| Best university in ranking | Bilkent University |
|---|---|
| Best university ranking | 375 |
| Country mean scores in PISA math test | 441.66 |
| Country mean scores in PISA reading test | 475.49 |
| Country mean scores in PISA science test | 463.41 |
| PISA math ranking (high school) | 40 |
| PISA ranking | 43 |
| PISA ranking (high school) [score] | 0.30 |
| PISA reading (high school) | 38 |
| PISA science (high school) | 42 |
| Percent of happy students | 0.82 |
| Percent of low performers in PISA math test | 0.42 |
| Percent of low performers in PISA reading test | 0.22 |
| Percent of low performers in PISA science test | 0.26 |
| Percent of top performers in PISA math test | 0.06 |
| Percent of top performers in PISA reading test | 0.04 |
| Percent of top performers in PISA science test | 0.02 |
| University quality [score] | 0.11 |
Environmental Quality| Air quality [score] | 0.35 |
|---|---|
| Cleanliness [score] | 0.36 |
| Drinking water quality [score] | 0.21 |
| Urban greenery [score] | 0.25 |
Economy| Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area | 3.53 |
|---|---|
| Currency for urban area | TRY |
| GDP growth rate | 0.03 |
| GDP growth rate [score] | 0.49 |
| GDP per capita | $19610.44 |
| GDP per capita [score] | 0.33 |
Taxation| Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score] | 0.59 |
|---|---|
| Income tax level [score] | 0.27 |
| Profit tax (% of profit) | 0.41 |
| Time overhead to file company taxes | 217 |
| VAT (Sales Tax) | 0.18 |
Internet Access| Download speed (Mbps) | 15.02 |
|---|---|
| Internet access (download) [score] | 0.28 |
| Internet access (upload) [score] | 0.18 |
| Upload speed (Mbps) | 4.21 |
Leisure & Culture| Art galleries | 184 |
|---|---|
| Art galleries [score] | 0.94 |
| Cinemas | 142 |
| Cinemas [score] | 0.97 |
| Comedy clubs | 186 |
| Comedy clubs [score] | 0.84 |
| Concert venues | 200 |
| Concerts [score] | 1.00 |
| Historical sites | 167 |
| Historical sites [score] | 0.88 |
| Museums | 88 |
| Museums [score] | 0.85 |
| Performing art venues | 103 |
| Performing arts [score] | 1.00 |
| Sport venues | 177 |
| Sports [score] | 0.97 |
| Zoos | 57 |
| Zoos [score] | 0.86 |
Tolerance| Homosexuality acceptance (percent of the surveyed population in favor) | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| LGBT Equality Index | 35.73 |
| LGBT Equality Index [score] | 0.34 |
| LGBT adoption rights | Ambiguous |
| LGBT age of consent | ✔ Equal |
| LGBT blood donation regulations | ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| LGBT conversion therapy regulations | ✖ Not banned |
| LGBT discrimination legality | ✖ No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination legality | Unknown |
| LGBT gender changing rights | ✔ Legal, but requires surgery |
| LGBT homosexuality rights | ✔ Legal |
| LGBT housing discrimination legality | Unknown |
| LGBT marriage rights | ✖ Unrecognized |
| Tolerance towards minorities [score] | 0.56 |
Outdoors| Elevation (hills or mountains) [score] | 0.48 |
|---|---|
| Median peak in meters | 1516.00 |
| Presence of hills in city | 1.00 |
| Presence of mountains in city | 1.00 |
| Urban area elevation (meters) | 871.00 |
| Water access [score] | 0.55 |
Costs of living in Ankara are in the least expensive 10 percent of all 248 Teleport cities. Average living expenses are significantly lower compared to other cities, especially in the housing market. Moving to Ankara will very likely decrease your daily costs of living. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.
 Monthly fitness club membership | $33 |
|---|---|
 Movie ticket | $4 |
 Broadband internet connection | $18 |
 Monthly public transport | $30 |
 Lunch | $7 |
Software Engineer salaries in Ankara are below average. For this job type, Ankara ranks 186th for salaries among 265 cities. Get access to our salary comparison calculator by signing up. Compare salaries city by city with our free salary wizard and convert your own salary to a local salary in Ankara.
The overall crime rate puts Ankara in position 150 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.
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Ankara is Turkey's capital, second in size after Istanbul. Literally and figuratively, it is located at the heart of both Turkey and Central Anatolia, the surrounding region. The population is around 4.5 million.
Ankara is the administrative hub of Turkey and a huge university town, so it has a large population of government workers and university students. As the national capital Ankara is home to a large population of foreign diplomats and embassy staff, it offers goods and services that might be more difficult to find in other Turkish cities — for example you will have no problem ordering a cappuccino or a hamburger.
Ankara is a sprawling, modern city which can appear as little more than a dull, concrete jungle at first glance — most non-local Turks view Ankara as a depressive and grey city with nothing in offer other than the boring world of politics. Consequently, many tourists tend to use it merely as a transit point for getting to places like Konya or Cappadocia. However, Ankara does have a lot to offer for those prepared to look a bit deeper — as the proud capital of the Turkish Republic, it is easy to trace the steps of the early republican years here, whether it be in the shape of the fine buildings of the first national architecture movement or the 1940s monuments following the totalitarian aesthetics of the era. Local museums abound with some of the best pieces of art in the country, ancient and modern. And since it originally lies on the mostly barren Central Anatolian steppelands, Ankara vigorously pursued a policy of tree planting, which resulted in many parks and forestlands around the city, which add to its charms.
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