Ankara vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$439
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$2228
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
65
😀 Quality of life
73
83
🏙️ Population
5.8M
1.25M

The cost of living in Ankara is 40% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6106th and 3679th ($907 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1608th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507