Ankara vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$1796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$4088
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1008
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$1727
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$3260
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	34
😀 Quality of life	75	85
🏙️ Population	5.8M	679K

The cost of living in Ankara is 42% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 5311th and 2822nd ($1033 vs $1796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1955th 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 1.8 months in El Paso. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs El Paso ranked 145th in the United States, while ranked 1642nd and 437th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs El Paso

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	Ankara	El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.54	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$1021
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$796
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$1705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$1458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$68.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$1769
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$1792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$6901

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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 El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1850
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1938
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1920
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1053
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2029
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1095
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2196
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$990
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2025
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1933
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2153
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1776
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$771
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2212
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2237
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1878
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1993
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2454
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1972
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2417
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2378
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2367
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373