Ankara vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ankara	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$800	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2026	$5237
🏠 One person rent	$408	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$2442
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$4454
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	75
😀 Quality of life	72	85
🏙️ Population	5.5M	459K

The cost of living in Ankara is 62% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6390th and 1538th ($800 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1363rd 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 2.1 months in Virginia Beach. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Virginia Beach ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 2095th and 280th 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	$6.34	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$865	$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.56%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1094	$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.49	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.6	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.7	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7644	$18553

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2788
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2282
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2462
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2005
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$1997
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2284
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2108
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2237
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2229
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2139
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2169
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2020
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2063
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2428
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1929
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2159
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2053
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2522
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2014
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2215
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2849
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2362
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3079
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2844
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2426
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2730
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2369
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2422
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3110
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2685