Ankara vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ankara	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2631	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.4	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$921	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	33
😀 Quality of life	74	84
🏙️ Population	5.8M	543K

The cost of living in Ankara is 47% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5466th and 2278th ($1027 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1724th 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 164th in the United States, while ranked 2214th and 490th 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	$9.31	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$954	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.4	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.29%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1151	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.54	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.75	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.84	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.7	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$648	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16166	$15659

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$676
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$755
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$730
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$705
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$708
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$552
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$746
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$662
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$766
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$670
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$748
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$807
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$765
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$681
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$543
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$734
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$806
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$601
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$836
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$702
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$945
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$769
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$828
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$675
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$743
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$867
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$817
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$769
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$684
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$988
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$671
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$529
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$894

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190