Ankara vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$4239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	97	74
😀 Quality of life	75	88
🏙️ Population	5.8M	459K

The cost of living in Ankara is 58% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5311th and 978th ($1033 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 841st 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 1 months in Ankara compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 1642nd and 286th 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	$9.54	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$16143

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$662
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$752
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$707
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$713
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$557
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$716
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$656
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$701
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$645
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$702
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$747
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$725
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$724
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$710
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$598
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$740
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$764
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$606
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$812
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$686
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$899
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$761
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$807
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$777
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$738
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$824
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$790
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$678
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$916
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$634
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$425
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$651
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$506
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$866

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769