Ankara vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2631
$3749
🏠 One person rent
$495
$706
🏘️ Family rent
$796
$1209
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.4
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$921
$3314
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
97
65
😀 Quality of life
74
92
🏙️ Population
5.8M
566K

The cost of living in Ankara is 33% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 5466th and 3968th ($1027 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 536th 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 2.2 months in Dresden. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Dresden ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 2214th and 117th 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
$9.31
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$5.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$3.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$1275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
46.29%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1675
$5211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1151
$3268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.3
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.54
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$9.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.75
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$648
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16166
$16803

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$676
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$755
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$730
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$705
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$708
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$552
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$746
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$662
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$766
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$670
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$710
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$748
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$807
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$765
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$681
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$543
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$734
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$806
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$601
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$836
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$702
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$945
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$769
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$828
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$769
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$675
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$743
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$867
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$817
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$769
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$684
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$988
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$652
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$420
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$671
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$529
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$894

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553