Ankara vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$1448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2700
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$501
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.6
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1082
$3219
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
97
65
😀 Quality of life
75
92
🏙️ Population
5.8M
566K

The cost of living in Ankara is 29% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 5311th and 4158th ($1033 vs $1448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 592nd in Turkey and Germany, respectively. Check Turkey vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Dresden ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 1642nd and 96th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Dresden

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Ankara Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.54
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$5.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1026
$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.56%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1148
$2772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.75
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.63
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17149
$15933

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$662
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$752
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$707
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$713
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$672
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$557
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$716
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$656
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$701
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$645
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$702
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$747
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$725
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$724
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$710
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$598
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$740
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$764
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$606
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$812
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$686
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$899
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$761
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$807
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$777
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$662
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$738
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$824
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$790
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$763
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$678
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$916
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$634
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$425
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$651
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$506
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$866

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551