Ankara vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2631
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$495
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$796
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.4
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$921
$1020
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
97
96
😀 Quality of life
74
72
🏙️ Population
5.8M
13.3M

The cost of living in Ankara is 35% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5466th and 3728th ($1027 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Turkey and Russia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 2214th and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Moscow

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Ankara Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
46.29%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1675
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1151
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.3
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.54
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.75
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$648
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16166
$17546

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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
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791