Ankara vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$800
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2026
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$408
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.8
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$688
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
71
😀 Quality of life
72
74
🏙️ Population
5.5M
7.01M

The cost of living in Ankara is 51% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6390th and 2922nd ($800 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2095th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$2.18
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$865
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
37.56%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1094
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.75
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.36
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.75
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.6
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7644
$9649

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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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561