Ankara vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$959
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2366
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$487
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.7
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$719
$1546
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
20
😀 Quality of life
72
66
🏙️ Population
5.8M
1.41M

The cost of living in Ankara is 21% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5741st and 4439th ($959 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Turkey and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1858th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.62
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1022
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.39%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1577
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.16
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.28
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.98
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11471
$7421

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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

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$829
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905