Ankara vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ankara	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$2416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$5566
🏠 One person rent	$439	$1501
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$2684
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$669
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$4509
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	67
😀 Quality of life	73	74
🏙️ Population	5.8M	504K

The cost of living in Ankara is 62% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 6106th and 891st ($907 vs $2416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 790th 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 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 1.9 months in Mesa. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Mesa ranked 362nd in the United States, while ranked 1608th and 1361st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ankara	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.47	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$5.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$516	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$1187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$2498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$2329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$87.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.5%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$2902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$2944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.52	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.4	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$3.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$5.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.85	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$9.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.16	$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$108
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$23.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$1120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9972	$10345

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$675
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$678
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$643
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$599
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$673
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$617
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$705
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$461
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$504
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$591
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$716
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$426
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$607
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$502
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$692
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$700
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$633
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$656
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$652
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$606
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$642
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$625
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$637
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$695
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$643
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$690
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$647
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$536
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$594
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$482
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$728
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$789

Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2372
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2430
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2414
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2369
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1989
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2201
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2291
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2518
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2446
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2287
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2339
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2324
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2422
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2052
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2484
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1954
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$1986
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$786
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2638
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1792
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1886
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1928
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$758
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1842
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2643
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$955