Ankara vs Brookhaven - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ankara	Brookhaven
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$5458
🏠 One person rent	$439	$1831
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$1870
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$681
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$4411
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	65
😀 Quality of life	73	70
🏙️ Population	5.8M	486K

The cost of living in Ankara is 68% less expensive than in Brookhaven. Cities ranked 6106th and 278th ($907 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 234th 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 1.6 months in Brookhaven. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Brookhaven ranked 880th in the United States, while ranked 1608th and 2604th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Brookhaven

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	Ankara	Brookhaven
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.47	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$6.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$516	$2316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$1539
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.5%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$6133
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.52	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.4	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$4.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$5.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$5.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.85	$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.16	$8.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$5.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$145
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$2489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9972	$22510

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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 Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2676
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2459
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2342
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2639
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2117
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3659
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2219
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$2982
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2566
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2615
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2517
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2191
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2529
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2600
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3425
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3604
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2841
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2342
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2572
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2385
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2629
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2623
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2865
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2578
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2337
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2577
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2314
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2421
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2702
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2751
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2577
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$2954
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3159
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3498
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2722
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2341
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2715