Ankara vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ankara	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2631	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.4	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$921	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	97	49
😀 Quality of life	74	92
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.02M

The cost of living in Ankara is 52% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5466th and 1668th ($1027 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 27th in Turkey and Canada, respectively. Check Turkey vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 2214th and 123rd 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	$9.31	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$954	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.4	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.29%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1151	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.54	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.75	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.84	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.7	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$648	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16166	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891