Ankara vs Arlington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ankara	Arlington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$4760
🏠 One person rent	$439	$1103
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$2064
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$93.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$4278
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	96	90
😀 Quality of life	73	74
🏙️ Population	5.8M	394K

The cost of living in Ankara is 51% less expensive than in Arlington. Cities ranked 6106th and 2251st ($907 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1793rd in Turkey and the United States, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 2.3 months in Arlington. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Arlington ranked 339th in the United States, while ranked 1608th and 1283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ankara	Arlington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.47	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$9.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$5.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$5.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$516	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$1869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.5%	6.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$2211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$2177
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$5.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.52	$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.4	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$9.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.85	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$9.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.16	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9972	$21580

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$675
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$678
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$643
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$599
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$673
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$617
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$705
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$461
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$504
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$591
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$716
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$426
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$607
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$502
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$692
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$700
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$633
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$656
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$652
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$606
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$642
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$625
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$637
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$695
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$643
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$690
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$647
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$536
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$594
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$482
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$728
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$789

Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602