Ankara vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ankara	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$2667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$6807
🏠 One person rent	$439	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$3056
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$4901
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	73	96
🏙️ Population	5.8M	2.75M

The cost of living in Ankara is 66% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 6106th and 483rd ($907 vs $2667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 425th 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 1.8 months in Chicago. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 1608th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Chicago

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	Ankara	Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.47	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$87.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$7.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$516	$1974
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$1280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$3828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.5%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$3554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$3158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.52	$76.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.4	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.85	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.16	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$2457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9972	$19423

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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 Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357