Ankara vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$3115
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	50
😀 Quality of life	72	90
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.02M

The cost of living in Ankara is 53% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5741st and 1701st ($959 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 25th in Turkey and Canada, respectively. Check Turkey vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 1858th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Ottawa

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	Ankara	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$19030

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800