Ankara vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ankara	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$5589
🏠 One person rent	$439	$1325
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$2490
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$4672
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	73	92
🏙️ Population	5.8M	2.3M

The cost of living in Ankara is 60% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6106th and 1258th ($907 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1108th 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 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 1608th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Houston

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	Ankara	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.47	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$516	$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.5%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.52	$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.4	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.85	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.16	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9972	$22908

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$675
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$678
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$643
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$599
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$673
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$617
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$705
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$461
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$504
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$591
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$716
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$426
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$607
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$502
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$692
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$700
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$633
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$656
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$652
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$606
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$642
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$625
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$637
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$695
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$643
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$690
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$647
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$536
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$594
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$482
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$728
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$789

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156