Ankara vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2700
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$501
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.6
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1082
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
97
70
😀 Quality of life
75
78
🏙️ Population
5.8M
7.01M

The cost of living in Ankara is 37% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5311th and 3485th ($1033 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Turkey and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1642nd and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Riyadh

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Ankara Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.54
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1026
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.56%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1148
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.75
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.63
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17149
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$662
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$752
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$707
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$713
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$672
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$557
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$716
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$656
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$701
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$645
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$702
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$747
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$725
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$724
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$710
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$598
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$740
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$764
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$606
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$812
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$686
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$899
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$761
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$807
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$777
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$662
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$738
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$824
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$790
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$763
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$678
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$916
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$634
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$425
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$651
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$506
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$866

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459