Ankara vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$5839
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1559
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$2624
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$636
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$4485
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	68
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	5.8M	875K

The cost of living in Ankara is 62% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 5741st and 761st ($959 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 705th 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 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Charlotte ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 1858th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Charlotte

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	Ankara	Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$1601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$3268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$2832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$7.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$8.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$6.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$4.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$1337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$25956

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$655
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$691
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$650
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$663
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$627
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$723
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$535
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$492
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$593
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$691
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$406
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$698
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$547
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$455
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$697
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$755
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$568
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$872
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$672
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$1113
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$578
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$835
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$699
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$664
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$718
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$782
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$708
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$653
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$573
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$490
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$599
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$474
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$587
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$743

Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888