Ankara vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$3450
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	54
😀 Quality of life	72	85
🏙️ Population	5.8M	413K

The cost of living in Ankara is 48% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 5741st and 2250th ($959 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1871st 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 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.9 months in Tulsa. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Tulsa ranked 97th in the United States, while ranked 1858th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Tulsa

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	Ankara	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$25283

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1874
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1864
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1855
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1629
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1748
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1671
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1855
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1621
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1861
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2114
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1878
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2206
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1968
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2015
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1702
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1785
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1896
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1411
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1946
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1989
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1814
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1824
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1862
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1846
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1865
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1578
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1730
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1337
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1816
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1689
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1534
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1438
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2205