Ankara vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ankara	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$6191
🏠 One person rent	$439	$1670
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$4470
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	54
😀 Quality of life	73	87
🏙️ Population	5.8M	525K

The cost of living in Ankara is 66% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 6106th and 501st ($907 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 443rd 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 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 1608th and 281st 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	$8.47	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$516	$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.5%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.52	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.4	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.85	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.16	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9972	$30262

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$675
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$678
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$643
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$599
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$673
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$617
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$705
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$461
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$504
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$591
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$716
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$426
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$607
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$502
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$692
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$700
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$633
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$656
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$652
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$606
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$642
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$625
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$637
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$695
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$643
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$690
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$647
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$536
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$594
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$482
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$728
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$789

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2678
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2722
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2757
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2839
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2929
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2667
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2553
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2861
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2613
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2724
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3171
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2593
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3186
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3509
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2718
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2254
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2907
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2194
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3105
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2890
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2934
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3510
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2845
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2726
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2714
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2885
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2557
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2561
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3088
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2250
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2949
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2831
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2922
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2851