Albuquerque vs Ankara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Ankara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$2631
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$313
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$82.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$921
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	27	97
😀 Quality of life	83	74
🏙️ Population	565K	5.8M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 97% more expensive than in Ankara. Cities ranked 1965th and 5466th ($2026 vs $1027) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 4th in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.9 months in Ankara. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Ankara ranked 2nd in Turkey, while ranked 561st and 2214th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Ankara

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	Albuquerque	Ankara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$568
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$407
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$658
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$65.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	46.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$1151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$6.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$2.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$648
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$16166

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$676
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$755
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$730
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$705
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$708
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$552
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$746
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$662
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$766
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$670
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$748
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$807
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$765
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$681
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$543
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$734
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$806
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$601
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$836
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$702
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$945
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$769
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$828
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$675
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$743
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$867
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$817
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$769
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$684
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$988
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$671
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$529
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$894