Ankara vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$959
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2366
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$487
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$719
$2298
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
46
😀 Quality of life
72
74
🏙️ Population
5.8M
298K

The cost of living in Ankara is 25% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5741st and 4263rd ($959 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Bahrain, respectively. Check Turkey vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.8 months in Manama. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 1858th and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.62
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1022
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.39%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1577
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.16
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.28
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.98
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11471
$9896

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$655
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$691
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$650
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$616
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$663
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$627
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$723
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$535
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$492
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$626
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$593
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$710
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$691
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$406
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$698
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$547
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$455
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$697
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$464
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$755
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$568
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$872
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$672
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$1113
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$578
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$835
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$699
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$645
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$664
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$718
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$782
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$708
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$653
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$573
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$490
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$599
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$474
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$587
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$743

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1223
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$1068
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1056
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$897
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1709
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$901
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1779
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$551
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$589
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1637
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$548
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1393
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2379
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$536
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1494
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$740
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2240
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$529
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$547
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$544
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$723
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$904
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1844
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1239
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$597
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514