Ankara vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$800
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2026
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$408
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.8
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$688
$2906
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
65
😀 Quality of life
72
88
🏙️ Population
5.5M
555K

The cost of living in Ankara is 43% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 6390th and 3786th ($800 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 426th in Turkey and Germany, respectively. Check Turkey vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Dresden ranked 31st in Germany, while ranked 2095th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$4.32
 Cappuccino
$2.18
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$865
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
37.56%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1094
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$21.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.75
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.36
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.75
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.6
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.7
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7644
$10601

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303