Ankara vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ankara	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$1878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2631	$4262
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1038
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$1712
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.4	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$921	$3113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	97	64
😀 Quality of life	74	90
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.01M

The cost of living in Ankara is 45% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 5466th and 2524th ($1027 vs $1878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 79th 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 1.7 months in Edmonton. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Edmonton ranked 19th in Canada, while ranked 2214th and 193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Edmonton

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	Ankara	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$5.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$954	$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.4	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.29%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$2368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1151	$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$74.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.54	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.75	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.84	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.7	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$48.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$648	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16166	$10028

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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 Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009