Ankara vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$439
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$1630
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
20
😀 Quality of life
73
67
🏙️ Population
5.8M
1.41M

The cost of living in Ankara is 6% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6106th and 6257th ($907 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 17th in Turkey and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1608th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$7706

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934