Ankara vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ankara	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2631	$4785
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1170
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$2014
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.4	$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$921	$3911
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	97	74
😀 Quality of life	74	89
🏙️ Population	5.8M	486K

The cost of living in Ankara is 49% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 5466th and 1987th ($1027 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1557th 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 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 1.9 months in Omaha. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Omaha ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 2214th and 243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Omaha

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	Ankara	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$3.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$954	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.4	$261
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.29%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$1918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1151	$1849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.54	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.75	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.84	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.7	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$96.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$648	$854
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16166	$24676

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$676
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$755
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$730
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$705
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$708
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$552
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$746
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$662
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$766
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$670
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$748
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$807
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$765
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$681
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$543
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$734
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$806
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$601
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$836
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$702
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$945
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$769
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$828
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$675
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$743
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$867
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$817
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$769
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$684
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$988
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$671
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$529
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$894

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1888
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1955
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1649
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1738
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1916
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1954
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1955
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1967
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1959
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1796
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1891
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1797
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1812
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1852
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1798
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1786
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1563
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1904
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1850
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1945
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1707
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1808
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1756
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2192
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1786
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2283
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2114
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2341
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1832
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2299
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2046
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2314
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1995