Abu Dhabi vs Ankara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Ankara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1936	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4876	$2026
🏠 One person rent	$1291	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$2811	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.9	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3588	$688
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	52	96
😀 Quality of life	82	72
🏙️ Population	1.48M	5.5M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 142% more expensive than in Ankara. Cities ranked 1938th and 6390th ($1936 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.9 months in Ankara. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ankara ranked 2nd in Turkey, while ranked 369th and 2095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Ankara

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	Abu Dhabi	Ankara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.3	$2.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1396	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$977	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3226	$865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2329	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$109	$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	37.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5079	$1602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4566	$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$7.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$7.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$5.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.81	$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.4	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$4.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$61.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.1	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$717	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11210	$7644

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2229
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1612
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1132
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$1841
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1191
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1872
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1810
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$787
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1164
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1285
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1375
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1327
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1126
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$798
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$959
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1005
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$890
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$868
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$910
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$604
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$573
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$606
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$646
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$621
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$604
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$606
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$779
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$544
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$457
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$672
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$561
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1642
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$541

Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$463
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$591
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$556
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$519
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$522
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$519
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$512
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$438
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$555
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$490
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$567
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$397
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$498
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$616
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$421
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$586
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$646
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$640
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$577
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$416
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$618
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$651
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$577
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$622
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$431
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$527
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$642
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$539
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$551
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$582
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$513
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$574
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$468
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$556
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$772