Ankara vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2631
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$495
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$796
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.4
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$921
$4093
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
97
66
😀 Quality of life
74
90
🏙️ Population
5.8M
3.94M

The cost of living in Ankara is 58% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 5466th and 1039th ($1027 vs $2420) 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 0.9 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 2214th and 203rd 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
$9.31
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
46.29%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1675
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1151
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.3
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.54
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.75
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$648
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16166
$16876

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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
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492