Ankara vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	97	49
😀 Quality of life	75	91
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.02M

The cost of living in Ankara is 51% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5311th and 1688th ($1033 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 22nd in Turkey and Canada, respectively. Check Turkey vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 1642nd and 141st 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	$9.54	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$17263

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$662
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$752
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$707
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$713
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$557
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$716
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$656
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$701
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$645
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$702
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$747
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$725
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$724
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$710
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$598
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$740
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$764
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$606
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$812
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$686
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$899
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$761
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$807
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$777
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$738
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$824
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$790
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$678
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$916
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$634
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$425
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$651
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$506
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$866

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875