Ankara vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$2413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$5513
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1527
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$2684
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$4154
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	67
😀 Quality of life	72	73
🏙️ Population	5.8M	504K

The cost of living in Ankara is 60% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 5741st and 933rd ($959 vs $2413) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 854th 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 1.7 months in Mesa. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Mesa ranked 422nd in the United States, while ranked 1858th and 1561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Mesa

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	Ankara	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$74.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$1564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$2503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$2321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$2947
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$3478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$4.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$9.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$9.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$4.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$1121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$12523

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913