Ankara vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$2145
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$5059
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$4018
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	73
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	5.8M	906K

The cost of living in Ankara is 55% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 5741st and 1476th ($959 vs $2145) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Columbus ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 1858th and 249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Columbus

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	Ankara	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$1314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$972
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$2378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$3095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$2954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$60.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$1236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$15423

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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 Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858