Ankara vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Ankara | Riyadh | |
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| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Ankara is 41% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5741st and 2911th ($959 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1858th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.
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| Ankara | Riyadh | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
| 57 km or 36 mi |  Kirikkale | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Polatli | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Cankiri | |
| 139 km or 86 mi | Bolu | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Kirsehir | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Karabuk | |
| 168 km or 104 mi | Yozgat | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Duzce | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Kastamonu | |
| 191 km or 118 mi | Karadeniz Eregli | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Corum | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Bartin | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Eskisehir | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Aksaray | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Nevsehir | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Sakarya | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Adapazari | |
| 231 km or 144 mi | Konya | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Afyonkarahisar | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Bilecik | |
| 252 km or 156 mi | Kutahya | |
| 255 km or 158 mi | Kartepe | |
| 263 km or 163 mi | Kayseri | |
| 263 km or 164 mi | Izmit | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Amasya | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Golcuk | |
| 270 km or 168 mi | Nigde | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Talas | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Bor | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Kocaeli | |
| 278 km or 172 mi | Korfez | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Inegol | |
| 289 km or 180 mi | Eregli | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Sinop | |
| 305 km or 190 mi | Gebze | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Karaman | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Cayirova | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Isparta | |
| 318 km or 197 mi | Tokat | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Bursa |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 310 km or 193 mi |  Al-Mubarraz | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Unaizah | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Ar Rass | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Dhahran | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Dammam | |
| 395 km or 245 mi | Jubail | |
| 417 km or 259 mi | Qatif | |
| 420 km or 261 mi |  Riffa | |
| 421 km or 262 mi | Isa Town | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Manama | |
| 460 km or 286 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | As Sulayyil | |
| 491 km or 305 mi |  Doha | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Al Khor | |
| 540 km or 336 mi | Kuwait City | |
| 595 km or 369 mi | Ha'il | |
| 611 km or 379 mi |  Umm Qasr | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Al-Faw | |
| 631 km or 392 mi |  Bushehr | |
| 646 km or 401 mi | Az Zubayr | |
| 652 km or 405 mi | Abadan | |
| 658 km or 409 mi | Basra | |
| 659 km or 410 mi | Khorramshahr | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Bisha | |
| 680 km or 423 mi | Borazjan | |
| 701 km or 436 mi | Bandar-e Mahshahr | |
| 713 km or 443 mi |  Madinat Zayed | |
| 714 km or 443 mi | Nasiriyah | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Medina | |
| 737 km or 458 mi | Kazerun | |
| 747 km or 464 mi | Behbahan | |
| 754 km or 469 mi | Samawah | |
| 766 km or 476 mi | Ahvaz | |
| 775 km or 481 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 790 km or 491 mi | Mecca | |
| 798 km or 496 mi | Shiraz | |
| 800 km or 497 mi | Amarah | |
| 804 km or 499 mi | Bareq | |
| 804 km or 500 mi | Jahrom | |
| 823 km or 511 mi | Yasuj |