Ankara vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$487	$475
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$789
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$2468
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	96	40
😀 Quality of life	72	74
🏙️ Population	5.8M	903K

The cost of living in Ankara is 9% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 5741st and 5127th ($959 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Turkey and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 2.3 months in Dammam. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1858th and 1259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Dammam

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	Ankara	Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$6.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$62.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$1112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$2.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$8339

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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

Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$1068
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1243
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$897
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1223
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$901
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1709
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1779
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$551
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$546
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$557
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1637
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$547
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$736
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$589
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$548
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$536
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$547
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$529
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$904
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2379
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1494
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2240
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$597
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$525
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$969
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552