Ankara vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$487	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$4771
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	72	93
🏙️ Population	5.8M	3.9M

The cost of living in Ankara is 70% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5741st and 80th ($959 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 1858th and 58th 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	$9.62	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$28838

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919