Ankara vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$2095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$4718
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$1885
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$3093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	53
😀 Quality of life	75	90
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.31M

The cost of living in Ankara is 51% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 5311th and 1759th ($1033 vs $2095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 27th in Turkey and Canada, respectively. Check Turkey vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Calgary ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 1642nd and 187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Calgary

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	Ankara	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.54	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$1234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$1946
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$3751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$3441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$15881

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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 Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872