TR flag
Ankara

Turkey

vs
TR flag
Antalya

Turkey

Climate

Ankara logs 54 hot days a year to Antalya's 120 — Ankara wins by 66. Antalya also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 2.

AnkaraAntalya
Sunny days
248290
Hot days
54120
Frost days
790
Rain days
6973
Snow days
60
Outdoor dinner months
4/126/12
Avg wind
2.3 m/s2.0 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,8053,151
Darkest month sun
123 hrs/mo136 hrs/mo
UV peak month
9.59.4

Ankara

Feels-like °C

0
2
6
13
19
23
28
30
24
14
7
3

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Antalya

Feels-like °C

7
7
12
18
23
27
33
33
28
21
14
9

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Antalya averages $1,149/mo for balanced living; Ankara has no cost baseline yet.

Ankara

monthly · balanced

Antalya

$1,149

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $861Comfort $1,903
Cheaper than 80%in Among 15 Middle East cities

Mobility

Antalya scores 2.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Ankara has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
2.2/5
AnkaraAntalya
Car EfficiencyMotorbikeAirport

Culture

Antalya's culture score of 2.1 sits well above Ankara's 0.0.

0.0/5
vs
2.1/5
AnkaraAntalya
History
Antalya leads

Nature & Outdoors

Antalya scores 4.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Ankara has no nature & outdoors baseline.

/5
vs
4.5/5
AnkaraAntalya
SeaMountainsForestGreen AreasLakesRunningHikingCampingBeachDivingClimbing

Safety

Antalya scores 2.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Ankara has no safety baseline.

/5
vs
2.2/5
AnkaraAntalya
Property CrimeRoadEarthquakeWildfireFlooding

Career

Antalya scores 1.7 on career (0–5 scale); Ankara has no career baseline.

/5
vs
1.7/5

Social & Community

Antalya scores 3.0 on social & community (0–5 scale); Ankara has no social & community baseline.

/5
vs
3.0/5
AnkaraAntalya
Multicultural MixExpat Integration ExperienceUrban EnergyStreet AtmosphereLocal-First Community

Food & Dining

Antalya scores 2.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Ankara has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
2.0/5
AnkaraAntalya
Delivery

Family

Antalya scores 2.3 on family (0–5 scale); Ankara has no family baseline.

/5
vs
2.3/5
AnkaraAntalya
UniversitiesGroceriesSpa

Healthcare

Antalya scores 3.1 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Ankara has no healthcare baseline.

/5
vs
3.1/5
AnkaraAntalya
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Ankara averages 22.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Antalya's 20.2 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Antalya breathes ~10% cleaner air (2.2 µg/m³ lower).

Ankara

Antalya

22.3µg/m³
20.2µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Sensitive Groups

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Ankara (3.7M) and Antalya (1.4M) are 2.7x in population — Ankara is the larger metro, Antalya the smaller; on land area Ankara spans roughly 1.4x more ground.

1.9x

Ankara is roughly 1.9x the scale of Antalya

Combined population & area comparison

TR flagAnkara
1.9x
TR flagAntalya
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.TR flagAnkara3.7M2.7x
2.TR flagAntalya1.4M1x
Area
1.TR flagAnkara357 km²1.4x
2.TR flagAntalya258 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
27 km24 km

TR flagAnkara

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
22 km23 km

TR flagAntalya

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Ankara vs Antalya

Which is cheaper, Ankara or Antalya?
Antalya has an estimated monthly cost of $1,149.
How does the climate compare between Ankara and Antalya?
Sunny days: 248 vs 290 d — Antalya higher Annual sunshine: 2,805 vs 3,151 hrs — Antalya higher Winter sunshine: 123 vs 136 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 54 vs 120 d — Ankara lower Frost days: 79 vs 0 d — Antalya lower Rainy days: 69 vs 73 d — Similar Snowy days: 6 vs 0 d — Antalya lower
Is Ankara or Antalya safer?
Antalya has a safety score of 2.2/5.
Should I move to Ankara or Antalya?
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