Ankara vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ankara	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$439	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$5811
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	73	94
🏙️ Population	5.8M	690K

The cost of living in Ankara is 71% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 6106th and 93rd ($907 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 74th 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 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 1608th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Washington

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	Ankara	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.47	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$516	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.5%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.52	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.4	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.85	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.16	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9972	$23453

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$675
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$678
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$643
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$599
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$673
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$617
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$705
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$461
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$504
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$591
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$716
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$426
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$607
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$502
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$692
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$700
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$633
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$656
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$652
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$606
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$642
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$625
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$637
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$695
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$643
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$690
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$647
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$536
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$594
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$482
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$728
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$789

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948