Ankara vs Baltimore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	Baltimore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$5241
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1309
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$2141
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$623
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$4251
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	97
😀 Quality of life	75	91
🏙️ Population	5.8M	586K

The cost of living in Ankara is 54% less expensive than in Baltimore. Cities ranked 5311th and 1429th ($1033 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1183rd 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 1 months in Ankara compared to 1.9 months in Baltimore. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Baltimore ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 1642nd and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Baltimore

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	Ankara	Baltimore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.54	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$6.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$5.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$1599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$981
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$1812
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$77.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	6.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$2320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$84.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$3.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$1730
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$18541

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$662
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$752
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$707
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$713
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$557
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$716
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$656
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$701
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$645
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$702
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$747
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$725
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$724
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$710
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$598
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$740
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$764
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$606
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$812
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$686
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$899
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$761
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$807
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$777
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$738
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$824
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$790
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$678
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$916
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$634
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$425
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$651
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$506
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$866

Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037