Ankara vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ankara	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$800	$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2026	$4753
🏠 One person rent	$408	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$2062
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$3815
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	33
😀 Quality of life	72	80
🏙️ Population	5.5M	543K

The cost of living in Ankara is 61% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6390th and 1697th ($800 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1492nd 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 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Tucson ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 2095th and 441st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Tucson

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	Ankara	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.34	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$865	$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.56%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1094	$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.49	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.6	$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7644	$15695

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$463
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$591
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$556
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$519
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$522
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$519
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$512
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$438
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$555
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$490
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$567
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$397
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$498
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$616
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$421
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$586
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$646
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$640
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$577
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$416
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$618
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$651
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$577
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$622
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$431
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$527
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$642
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$539
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$551
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$582
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$513
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$574
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$468
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$556
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$772

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2105
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2043
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$874
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2414
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2427
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2392
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2425
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2381
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2390
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2485
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2428
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$2339
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2405
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2379
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2315
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$865
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2347
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2275
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$914
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1828
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1941
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2692
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2066