Ankara vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$800
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2026
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$408
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.8
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$688
$1208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
72
73
🏙️ Population
5.5M
12.5M

The cost of living in Ankara is 22% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6390th and 5167th ($800 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.2 months in Moscow. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 2095th and 1608th 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
$6.34
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$865
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
37.56%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1094
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.75
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.36
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.75
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.6
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.7
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7644
$10868

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$463
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$591
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$556
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$519
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$522
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$519
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$512
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$438
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$555
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$490
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$567
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$558
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$397
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$498
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$616
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$421
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$586
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$646
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$640
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$577
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$416
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$618
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$651
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$577
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$622
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$431
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$592
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$527
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$558
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$642
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$539
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$551
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$582
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$513
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$574
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$468
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$556
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$772

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517