Ankara vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ankara	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$800	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2026	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$408	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$2926
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	50
😀 Quality of life	72	90
🏙️ Population	5.5M	1.02M

The cost of living in Ankara is 63% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6390th and 1355th ($800 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 25th in Turkey and Canada, respectively. Check Turkey vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 2095th and 117th 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	$6.34	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$865	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.56%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1094	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.49	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.6	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.7	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7644	$21213

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$463
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$591
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$556
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$519
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$522
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$519
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$512
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$438
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$555
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$490
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$567
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$397
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$498
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$616
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$421
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$586
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$646
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$640
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$577
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$416
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$618
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$651
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$577
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$622
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$431
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$527
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$642
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$539
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$551
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$582
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$513
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$574
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$468
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$556
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$772

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874