Ankara vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$487	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$1728
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	15
😀 Quality of life	72	47
🏙️ Population	5.8M	886K

The cost of living in Ankara is 11% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5741st and 4967th ($959 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tabuk. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1858th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Tabuk

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	Ankara	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$8574

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Cities near Ankara

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

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028