Ankara vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$487	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$5544
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	72	95
🏙️ Population	5.8M	8.8M

The cost of living in Ankara is 78% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5741st and 3rd ($959 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.2 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 1858th and 22nd 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	$9.62	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$21465

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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 York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111