Ankara vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1118
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2746
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$570
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.8
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$806
$2496
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
75
80
🏙️ Population
5.8M
7.01M

The cost of living in Ankara is 31% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4905th and 3418th ($1118 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.5 months in Riyadh. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2097th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.6
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
49.17%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1769
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.88
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.14
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$155
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13974
$9818

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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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463