Ankara vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$800
$1872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2026
$4426
🏠 One person rent
$408
$1210
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$2321
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.8
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$688
$3462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
72
79
🏙️ Population
5.5M
1.19M

The cost of living in Ankara is 57% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 6390th and 2137th ($800 vs $1872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Turkey and Qatar, respectively. Check Turkey vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 1.8 months in Doha. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 2095th and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$12.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$5.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$865
$2886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$1882
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
37.56%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$5109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1094
$4264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.75
$6.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.36
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.75
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.6
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.7
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$754
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7644
$10518

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$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

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875