Abu Dhabi vs Ankara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Ankara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$959
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$2366
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$719
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	96
😀 Quality of life	83	72
🏙️ Population	1.48M	5.8M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 91% more expensive than in Ankara. Cities ranked 2320th and 5741st ($1828 vs $959) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Ankara. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ankara ranked 2nd in Turkey, while ranked 438th and 1858th 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	$10.6	$9.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$8.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$3.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$588
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$1022
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$690
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	45.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$1577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$1106
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$8.16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$5.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$2.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$2.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$11471

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$655
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$691
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$650
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$663
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$627
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$723
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$535
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$492
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$593
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$691
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$406
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$698
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$547
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$455
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$697
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$755
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$568
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$872
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$672
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$1113
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$578
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$835
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$699
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$664
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$718
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$782
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$708
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$653
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$573
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$490
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$599
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$474
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$587
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$743