Ankara vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ankara	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2631	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.4	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$921	$4175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	97	74
😀 Quality of life	74	88
🏙️ Population	5.8M	459K

The cost of living in Ankara is 57% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5466th and 1097th ($1027 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 940th 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 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 2214th and 304th 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	$9.31	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$954	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.4	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.29%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1151	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.54	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.75	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.84	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.7	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$648	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16166	$15986

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763