Ankara vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$2766
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	80
😀 Quality of life	72	91
🏙️ Population	5.8M	568K

The cost of living in Ankara is 58% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 5741st and 1194th ($959 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 11th in Turkey and Canada, respectively. Check Turkey vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 1858th and 122nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Surrey

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	Ankara	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$12026

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$655
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$691
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$650
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$663
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$627
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$723
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$535
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$492
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$593
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$691
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$406
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$698
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$547
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$455
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$697
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$755
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$568
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$872
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$672
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$1113
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$578
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$835
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$699
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$664
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$718
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$782
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$708
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$653
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$573
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$490
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$599
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$474
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$587
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$743

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606