Al Ain vs Ankara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Ankara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2026
🏠 One person rent
$612
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$688
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
96
😀 Quality of life
79
72
🏙️ Population
767K
5.5M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 42% more expensive than in Ankara. Cities ranked 4616th and 6390th ($1132 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.9 months in Ankara. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ankara ranked 2nd in Turkey, while ranked 496th and 2095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Ankara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$2.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
37.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$1602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$7.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$5.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$4.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$61.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$7644

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$2229
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$1577
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$1584
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$1673
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$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
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$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
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$463
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$591
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$556
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$519
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$522
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$519
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$512
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$438
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$555
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$490
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$567
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$558
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$397
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$498
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$616
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$421
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$586
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$646
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$640
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$577
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$416
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$618
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$651
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$577
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$622
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$431
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$592
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$527
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$558
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$642
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$539
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$551
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$582
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$513
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$574
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$468
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$556
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$772