Ankara vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$570	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$4380
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	54
😀 Quality of life	75	88
🏙️ Population	5.8M	525K

The cost of living in Ankara is 60% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4905th and 362nd ($1118 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 307th 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 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Sacramento ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 2097th and 309th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Sacramento

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	Ankara	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$27489

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$700
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$780
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$759
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$655
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$750
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$578
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$786
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$695
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$800
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$697
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$745
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$777
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$838
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$820
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$686
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$547
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$670
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$837
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$612
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$852
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$725
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$985
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$779
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$781
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$696
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$754
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$835
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$819
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$787
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$690
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$1059
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$679
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$546
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$720
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$915

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850