Ankara vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1118
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2746
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$570
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.8
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$806
$2246
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
66
😀 Quality of life
75
88
🏙️ Population
5.8M
1.25M

The cost of living in Ankara is 21% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4905th and 4204th ($1118 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2097th and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.6
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
49.17%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1769
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.88
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.14
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$155
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13974
$6883

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2521
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2514
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483