Ankara vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$3467
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$7682
🏠 One person rent
$439
$2394
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$3923
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$726
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$5787
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
73
92
🏙️ Population
5.8M
676K

The cost of living in Ankara is 74% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 6106th and 32nd ($907 vs $3467) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 28th 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 1.7 months in Boston. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Boston ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 1608th and 89th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Boston

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Ankara Boston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$21.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$8.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$2739
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$2042
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$4881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$3321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$11569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$6730
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$90.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$5.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$6.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$1.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$5.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$81
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$164
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$2437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$25118

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803