Ankara vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ankara	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2631	$6311
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1782
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$3096
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$654
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.4	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$921	$4305
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	94
😀 Quality of life	74	78
🏙️ Population	5.8M	467K

The cost of living in Ankara is 62% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5466th and 524th ($1027 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 453rd 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 1.6 months in Long Beach. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Long Beach ranked 282nd in the United States, while ranked 2214th and 992nd 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	$9.31	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$954	$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.4	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.29%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1151	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.54	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.75	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.84	$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.7	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$648	$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16166	$22757

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$676
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$755
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$730
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$705
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$708
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$552
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$746
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$662
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$766
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$670
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$748
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$807
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$765
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$681
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$543
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$734
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$806
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$601
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$836
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$702
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$945
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$769
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$828
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$675
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$743
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$867
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$817
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$769
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$684
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$988
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$671
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$529
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$894

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059