Ankara vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$959
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2366
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$487
$730
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$1434
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.7
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$719
$1546
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
72
74
🏙️ Population
5.8M
13.1M

The cost of living in Ankara is 23% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5741st and 4359th ($959 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Russia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 1858th and 1187th 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
$9.62
$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1022
$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.39%
22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1577
$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.16
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.28
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.98
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11471
$12252

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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
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592