Abu Dhabi vs Ankara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Ankara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$1118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2746
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$570
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$885
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$80.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$806
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	96
😀 Quality of life	85	75
🏙️ Population	1.57M	5.8M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 74% more expensive than in Ankara. Cities ranked 2187th and 4905th ($1942 vs $1118) 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 443rd and 2097th 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	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$35.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$3.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$1084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$74.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	49.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$1769
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$6.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$5.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$2.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$155
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$13974

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$700
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$780
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$759
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$655
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$750
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$578
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$786
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$695
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$800
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$697
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$745
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$777
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$838
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$820
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$686
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$547
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$670
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$837
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$612
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$852
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$725
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$985
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$779
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$781
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$696
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$754
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$835
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$819
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$787
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$690
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$1059
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$679
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$546
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$720
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$915