Ankara vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2700
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$501
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.6
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1082
$4153
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
66
😀 Quality of life
75
90
🏙️ Population
5.8M
3.94M

The cost of living in Ankara is 58% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 5311th and 947th ($1033 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1642nd and 184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Dubai

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Ankara Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.54
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1026
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.56%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1148
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.75
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.63
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17149
$17401

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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
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469