Ankara vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$7751
🏠 One person rent	$570	$2151
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$3720
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$750
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$4549
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	75	94
🏙️ Population	5.8M	3.9M

The cost of living in Ankara is 67% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4905th and 65th ($1118 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 2097th and 74th 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	$9.47	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$26874

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$700
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$780
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$759
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$655
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$750
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$578
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$786
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$695
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$800
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$697
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$745
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$777
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$838
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$820
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$686
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$547
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$670
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$837
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$612
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$852
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$725
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$985
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$779
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$781
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$696
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$754
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$835
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$819
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$787
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$690
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$1059
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$679
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$546
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$720
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$915

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927