Ankara vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ankara	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$439	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$6972
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	87
😀 Quality of life	73	93
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.01M

The cost of living in Ankara is 75% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6106th and 13th ($907 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 1608th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs San Jose, United States

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	Ankara	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.47	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$516	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.5%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.52	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.4	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.85	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.16	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9972	$23974

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146