Ankara vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$4298
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	75
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	5.8M	459K

The cost of living in Ankara is 61% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5741st and 866th ($959 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 797th 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 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 1858th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Virginia Beach

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	Ankara	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$18786

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2767
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2314
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2486
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2525
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2142
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2385
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2086
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2347
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2332
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2340
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2218
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2014
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2073
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2498
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1819
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2169
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2076
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2539
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1976
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2856
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2309
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2961
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2566
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3149
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2893
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2640
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2786
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2548
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2547
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3174
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2777