Abu Dhabi vs Ankara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Abu Dhabi Ankara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1913
$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4243
$2747
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$565
🏘️ Family rent
$2144
$882
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3041
$772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
53
96
😀 Quality of life
84
73
🏙️ Population
1.57M
5.8M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 72% more expensive than in Ankara. Cities ranked 2289th and 5076th ($1913 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 1.6 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 424th and 2134th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Abu Dhabi vs Ankara infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Ankara

Prices for goods and services in Abu Dhabi and Ankara are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Abu Dhabi Ankara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$8.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.5
$37.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.52
$8.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.4
$3.27
 Cappuccino
$5.77
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1345
$641
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2411
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.2
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.21%
48.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5729
$1827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12723
$1196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$8.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$5.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.78
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.93
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.1
$160
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$613
$604
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12362
$13607

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1716
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2507
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1387
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1449
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2504
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1080
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1211
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1453
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1769
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1688
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$630
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$791
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$995
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1205
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1239
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1235
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1116
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$536
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$1063
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1057
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$805
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$537
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$894
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$915
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$517
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$531
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$566
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$464
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$491
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$541
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$522
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$577
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$525
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$528
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$539
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$601
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$514
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1694
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1248
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Ankara

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$730
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$804
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$778
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$685
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$745
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$592
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$794
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$719
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$811
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$719
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$695
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$752
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$814
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$902
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$837
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$518
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$407
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$767
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$700
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$830
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$638
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$874
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$566
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$1031
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$781
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$861
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$791
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$590
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$769
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$819
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$830
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$787
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$727
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$1110
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$700
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$521
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$707
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$567
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$761
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$868