Ankara vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$2504
🏠 One person rent
$439
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$757
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$2391
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
96
39
😀 Quality of life
73
73
🏙️ Population
5.8M
903K

The cost of living in Ankara is 8% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 6106th and 5777th ($907 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Turkey and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 2.4 months in Dammam. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1608th and 1641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$8345

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$870
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547