Urfa vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Urfa	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$281	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.1	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$659	$4354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	22	74
😀 Quality of life	46	90
🏙️ Population	1.99M	459K

The cost of living in Urfa is 72% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7336th and 1045th ($662 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th 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 1 months in Urfa compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Urfa ranked 60th best city to live in Turkey vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 6966th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Urfa vs Virginia Beach

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	Urfa	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.39	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.66	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.92%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1896	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$716	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.95	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.6	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.73	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.92	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.52	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.87	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.8	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.5	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$551	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8570	$16163

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Cities near Urfa

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Akcakale	$625
81 km or 51 mi	Adiyaman	$693
87 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$610
90 km or 56 mi	Nizip	$612
117 km or 73 mi	Ceylanpinar	$603
125 km or 78 mi	Gaziantep	$602
133 km or 82 mi	Derik	$587
136 km or 84 mi	Raqqa	$483
139 km or 86 mi	Malatya	$627
152 km or 95 mi	Diyarbakir	$571
157 km or 97 mi	Cinar	$582
157 km or 97 mi	Kilis	$600
170 km or 106 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
172 km or 107 mi	Elazig	$622
173 km or 108 mi	Mardin	$559
181 km or 113 mi	Aleppo	$535
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Hasakah	$472
192 km or 119 mi	Islahiye	$530
205 km or 127 mi	Hassa	$544
215 km or 134 mi	Nusaybin	$587
215 km or 134 mi	Qamishli	$464
222 km or 138 mi	Reyhanli	$619
222 km or 138 mi	Batman	$624
226 km or 140 mi	Osmaniye	$337
236 km or 147 mi	Idlib	$543
237 km or 147 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$486
240 km or 149 mi	Kadirli	$550
244 km or 151 mi	Bingol	$552
252 km or 156 mi	Iskenderun	$591
259 km or 161 mi	Antakya	$659
264 km or 164 mi	Ceyhan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Kozan	$623
278 km or 173 mi	Samandag	$647
288 km or 179 mi	Siirt	$596
290 km or 180 mi	Sinjar	$402
290 km or 180 mi	Hama	$438
294 km or 183 mi	Erzincan	$623
294 km or 183 mi	Mus	$573
302 km or 188 mi	Cizre	$591
308 km or 191 mi	Adana	$791

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