Ankara vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$2548
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1632
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$2650
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$662
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$4215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	62
😀 Quality of life	75	88
🏙️ Population	5.8M	479K

The cost of living in Ankara is 59% less expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 5311th and 819th ($1033 vs $2548) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 714th 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 1 months in Ankara compared to 1.7 months in Colorado Springs. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Colorado Springs ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 1642nd and 297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Colorado Springs

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	Ankara	Colorado Springs
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.54	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$84.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$1578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$2606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$2302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$2581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$4.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$1487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$24668

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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 Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$1961
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2534
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2542
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2288
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2391
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2749
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2548
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2848
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2627
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2382
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2649
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2642
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2729
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2986
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2594
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2800
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$3013
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2571
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2028
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2506
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1900
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2417
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2237
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1741
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2470
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1730
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1875
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1646
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2029