Ankara vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$501	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	97	99
😀 Quality of life	75	93
🏙️ Population	5.8M	3.9M

The cost of living in Ankara is 70% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5311th and 62nd ($1033 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 1642nd and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Los Angeles

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	Ankara	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.54	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000