Ankara vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$501	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$5389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	75	95
🏙️ Population	5.8M	8.8M

The cost of living in Ankara is 75% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5311th and 4th ($1033 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 1 months in Ankara compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 1642nd and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs New York City

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	Ankara	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.54	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$21713

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$662
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$752
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$707
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$713
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$557
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$716
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$656
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$701
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$645
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$702
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$747
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$725
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$724
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$710
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$598
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$740
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$764
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$606
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$812
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$686
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$899
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$761
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$807
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$777
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$738
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$824
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$790
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$678
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$916
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$634
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$425
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$651
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$506
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$866

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192