Ankara vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$5396
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$2321
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$685
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$82
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$3816
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	85
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	5.8M	384K

The cost of living in Ankara is 57% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 5741st and 1304th ($959 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1179th 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 New Orleans. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs New Orleans ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 1858th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs New Orleans

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	Ankara	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$98.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$1460
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$987
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$1899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$2090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$3.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$8.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$4.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$61.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$1564
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$10189

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2114
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1974
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1726
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2003
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1767
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1583
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2174
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2050
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2015
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1781
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1828
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2119
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1709
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1807
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1941
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1895
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1868
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1894
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1874
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2252
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1954
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1772
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2037
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2092
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2213
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2020
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2037
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1979
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1581
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1923
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1805
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1673
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1989