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Ankara vs. Al Ain Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 3.0% more expensive than Al Ain.

Restaurants: pay 26.6% more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 29.4% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 3.9% less in Ankara
Housing: pay 37.2% less in Ankara
Childcare: pay 77.5% more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.3% less in Ankara
Clothing: pay 24.9% more in Ankara

The cost of childcare, restaurants, and clothing in Ankara are more expensive than in Al Ain. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Ankara. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ankara.

Ankara vs. Al Ain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ankara instead of Al Ain, you would:

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pay 26.6% more for restaurants

	Al Ain	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.49 AED27.50	$9.62 TRY410.93	+28.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.44 AED31.00	$8.42 TRY359.56	-0.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 AED2.81	$1.21 TRY51.59	+57.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 AED1.25	$0.41 TRY17.49	+20.4%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 29.4% less for groceries

	Al Ain	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 AED5.89	$0.69 TRY29.48	-56.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 AED19.39	$4.81 TRY205.38	-8.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.96 AED25.55	$3.67 TRY156.66	-47.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.64 AED13.37	$2.32 TRY99.07	-36.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 AED15.11	$2.55 TRY108.76	-38.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 AED4.21	$0.70 TRY29.77	-39.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 AED3.00	$1.05 TRY44.88	+28.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 AED3.05	$0.60 TRY25.62	-27.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 AED2.46	$0.64 TRY27.15	-5.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 AED1.93	$0.30 TRY12.60	-43.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 AED1.81	$0.25 TRY10.67	-49.4%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 3.9% less for transportation

	Al Ain	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.91 AED10.69	$4.41 TRY188.30	+51.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.51 AED90.00	$9.02 TRY385.24	-63.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,639.07 AED163,937.00	$48,122.27 TRY2,054,633.12	+7.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.62 AED28.00	$6.74 TRY287.65	-11.6%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 37.2% less for housing

	Al Ain	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.96 AED370.79	$13.72 TRY586.00	-86.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.04 AED2,633.33	$717.46 TRY30,632.71	+0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$778.22 AED2,858.00	$512.73 TRY21,891.63	-34.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.72 AED318.49	$62.15 TRY2,653.64	-28.3%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 77.5% more for childcare

	Al Ain	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.43 AED2,296.88	$600.60 TRY25,643.40	-4.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,445.88 AED20,000.00	$14,110.57 TRY602,466.26	+159.1%
Average			+77.5%

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pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Al Ain	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.17 AED30.00	$3.61 TRY154.10	-55.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.77 AED17.50	$3.22 TRY137.60	-32.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.31 AED19.50	$2.17 TRY92.46	-59.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.16 AED180.56	$55.91 TRY2,387.29	+13.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.61 AED50.00	$6.44 TRY274.81	-52.7%
Average			-37.3%

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pay 24.9% more for clothing

	Al Ain	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.62 AED222.62	$57.32 TRY2,447.41	-5.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.59 AED105.00	$45.55 TRY1,944.87	+59.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.25 AED261.67	$104.18 TRY4,448.28	+46.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.21 AED353.33	$95.96 TRY4,097.18	-0.3%
Average			+24.9%

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