Ankara vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1118
$1849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2746
$4110
🏠 One person rent
$570
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$2063
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.8
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$806
$3003
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
44
😀 Quality of life
75
82
🏙️ Population
5.8M
1.19M

The cost of living in Ankara is 40% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 4905th and 2509th ($1118 vs $1849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Turkey and Qatar, respectively. Check Turkey vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.6 months in Doha. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 2097th and 608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.6
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$12.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$1391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$84.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
49.17%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1769
$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$3618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.88
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.14
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$155
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13974
$11426

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889