Ankara vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$6355
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1831
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$3177
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$4536
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	94
😀 Quality of life	72	76
🏙️ Population	5.8M	467K

The cost of living in Ankara is 65% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5741st and 379th ($959 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 339th 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 1.6 months in Long Beach. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Long Beach ranked 231st in the United States, while ranked 1858th and 949th 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	$9.62	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$6.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$27134

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683