Ankara vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ankara	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2631	$4745
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$1911
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.4	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$921	$3199
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	53
😀 Quality of life	74	90
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.31M

The cost of living in Ankara is 51% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 5466th and 1716th ($1027 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 29th in Turkey and Canada, respectively. Check Turkey vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 2214th and 209th 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	$9.31	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$954	$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.4	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.29%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1151	$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.54	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.75	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.84	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.7	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$648	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16166	$15430

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$676
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$755
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$730
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$705
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$708
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$552
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$746
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$662
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$766
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$670
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$748
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$807
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$765
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$681
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$543
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$734
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$806
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$601
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$836
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$702
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$945
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$769
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$828
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$675
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$743
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$867
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$817
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$769
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$684
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$988
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$671
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$529
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$894

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934