Abu Dhabi vs Ankara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Ankara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$2334
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$439
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$798
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$74.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$758
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	52	96
😀 Quality of life	83	73
🏙️ Population	1.48M	5.8M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 99% more expensive than in Ankara. Cities ranked 2486th and 6106th ($1802 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.8 months in Ankara. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ankara ranked 2nd in Turkey, while ranked 405th and 1608th 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	$10.9	$8.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$7.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$516
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$64
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	41.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$1532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$1031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$9.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$5.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$9.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$5.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$8.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$9972

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2309
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1503
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1050
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2084
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1232
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1810
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1719
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$786
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1218
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1110
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$870
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$989
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$556
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$878
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$520
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$547
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$558
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$548
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$541
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$546
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$537
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$687
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$531
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$467
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$639
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$489
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1586
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$507

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