Ankara vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$570	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$4354
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	74
😀 Quality of life	75	90
🏙️ Population	5.8M	459K

The cost of living in Ankara is 53% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4905th and 1045th ($1118 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 916th 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 63rd in the United States, while ranked 2097th and 216th 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	$9.47	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$16163

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$700
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$780
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$759
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$655
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$750
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$578
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$786
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$695
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$800
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$697
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$745
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$777
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$838
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$820
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$686
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$547
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$670
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$837
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$612
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$852
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$725
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$985
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$779
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$781
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$696
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$754
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$835
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$819
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$787
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$690
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$1059
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$679
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$546
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$720
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$915

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710