Ankara vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$959
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2366
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$487
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.7
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$719
$1611
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
72
77
🏙️ Population
5.8M
1.33M

The cost of living in Ankara is 20% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5741st and 4495th ($959 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 42nd in Turkey and Japan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 1858th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Saitama

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Ankara Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.62
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1022
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.39%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1577
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.16
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.28
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.98
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11471
$14676

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$655
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$691
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$650
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$616
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$663
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$627
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$723
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$535
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$492
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$626
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$593
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$710
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$691
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$406
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$698
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$547
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$455
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$697
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$464
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$755
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$568
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$872
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$672
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$1113
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$578
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$835
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$699
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$645
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$664
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$718
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$782
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$708
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$653
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$573
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$490
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$599
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$474
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$587
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$743

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125