Al Ain vs Ankara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Ankara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$1118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3246
$2746
🏠 One person rent
$889
$570
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.3
$80.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3712
$806
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
38
96
😀 Quality of life
82
75
🏙️ Population
767K
5.8M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 30% more expensive than in Ankara. Cities ranked 4123rd and 4905th ($1449 vs $1118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in Ankara. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ankara ranked 2nd in Turkey, while ranked 588th and 2097th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Ankara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.58
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$35.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.42
$3.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.14
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$74.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.3
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
49.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$1769
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1226
$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.17
$6.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.23
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$5.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$2.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$2.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.5
$155
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.38
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.8
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$602
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5433
$13974

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$1228
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$2514
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1419
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2521
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$1942
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$792
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1078
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1081
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1849
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1770
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$573
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$530
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$568
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1201
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1237
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$529
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1230
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$534
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$624
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$557
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$908
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1008
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$873
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$553
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$930
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$604
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$530
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$453
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$477
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$503
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$808
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$817
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$463
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$545

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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