Ankara vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ankara	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2631	$5426
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1306
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$2248
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.4	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$921	$4183
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	81
😀 Quality of life	74	91
🏙️ Population	5.8M	919K

The cost of living in Ankara is 54% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 5466th and 1451st ($1027 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1204th 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 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Fort Worth ranked 40th in the United States, while ranked 2214th and 163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Fort Worth

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	Ankara	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$57.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$5.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$954	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.4	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.29%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$2560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1151	$1869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.54	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$5.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$3.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.75	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.84	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.7	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$97.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$648	$1828
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16166	$25647

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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 Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2145
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2152
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2128
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2127
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1907
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2126
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2105
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2124
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2175
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2114
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2114
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2142
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2198
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2138
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2076
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2193
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2177
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2188
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2461
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2177
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2258
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1979
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2212
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2225
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2246
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2127
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2393
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2208