Ankara vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1118
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2746
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$570
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.8
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$806
$1593
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
75
80
🏙️ Population
5.8M
1.33M

The cost of living in Ankara is 8% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4905th and 5298th ($1118 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 260th 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 1.5 months in Saitama. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 2097th and 750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.6
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
49.17%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1769
$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.88
$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.14
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$155
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13974
$17943

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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

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055