Ankara vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ankara	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$6051
🏠 One person rent	$439	$1825
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$3146
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$4933
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	94
😀 Quality of life	73	77
🏙️ Population	5.8M	467K

The cost of living in Ankara is 66% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 6106th and 464th ($907 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 406th 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 1.8 months in Long Beach. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Long Beach ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 1608th and 769th 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	$8.47	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$6.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$516	$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.5%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.52	$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.4	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.85	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.16	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9972	$21877

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614