Ankara vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1118
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2746
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$570
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.8
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$806
$881
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
75
73
🏙️ Population
5.8M
13.3M

The cost of living in Ankara is 22% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4905th and 4141st ($1118 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.6 months in Moscow. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 2097th and 2664th 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
$9.47
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.6
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
49.17%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1769
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.88
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.14
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$155
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13974
$15272

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$700
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$780
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$759
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$655
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$750
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$578
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$786
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$695
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$800
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$697
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$745
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$777
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$838
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$820
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$686
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$547
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$670
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$837
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$612
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$852
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$725
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$985
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$779
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$838
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$781
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$696
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$754
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$835
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$819
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$787
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$690
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$1059
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$659
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$420
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$679
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$546
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$720
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$915

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772