Ankara vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$4372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	94
😀 Quality of life	75	78
🏙️ Population	5.8M	467K

The cost of living in Ankara is 61% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5311th and 604th ($1033 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 532nd 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 1.6 months in Long Beach. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 1642nd and 958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Long Beach

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	Ankara	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.54	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$19617

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164