Ankara vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ankara	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$800	$2661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2026	$5993
🏠 One person rent	$408	$1801
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$3159
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$584
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$5087
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	94
😀 Quality of life	72	77
🏙️ Population	5.5M	467K

The cost of living in Ankara is 70% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 6390th and 440th ($800 vs $2661) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 394th 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 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 1.9 months in Long Beach. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Long Beach ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 2095th and 720th 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	$6.34	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$6.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$1558
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$865	$3303
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$2822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.56%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$6502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1094	$7284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.49	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.6	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.7	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$1199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7644	$18490

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$463
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$591
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$556
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$519
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$522
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$519
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$512
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$438
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$555
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$490
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$567
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$397
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$498
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$616
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$421
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$586
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$646
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$640
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$577
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$416
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$618
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$651
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$577
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$622
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$431
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$527
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$642
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$539
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$551
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$582
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$513
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$574
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$468
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$556
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$772

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652