Ankara vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$5385
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1182
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$2164
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$4006
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	64
😀 Quality of life	72	86
🏙️ Population	5.8M	508K

The cost of living in Ankara is 55% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 5741st and 1532nd ($959 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1366th 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 Kansas. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Kansas ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 1858th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Kansas

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	Ankara	Kansas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$83.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$1212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$942
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$2362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$1791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$53.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$2153
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$3.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$5.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$6.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$7.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$146
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$1376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$28999

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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 Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2196
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2039
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2325
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2437
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1825
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2259
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2322
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1992
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2219
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2063
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1922
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2290
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1979
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2124
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1720
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1649
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1912
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1337
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1777
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1549
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1993
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1896
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1534
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1689
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$2014
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1569
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1698
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1730
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2068
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1750
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1846