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Ankara vs. AL Kharj Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 63.1% more expensive than AL Kharj.

Restaurants: pay 93.5% more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 17.2% more in Ankara
Transportation: pay 44.3% more in Ankara
Housing: pay 8.6% more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6% less in Ankara
Clothing: pay 24.5% more in Ankara

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, clothing, groceries, and housing in Ankara are more expensive than in AL Kharj. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Ankara.

Ankara vs. AL Kharj Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ankara instead of AL Kharj, you would:

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pay 93.5% more for restaurants

	AL Kharj	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.80 SAR18.01	$9.62 TRY409.29	+100.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SAR30.02	$8.42 TRY358.13	+5.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SAR2.82	$1.21 TRY51.39	+60.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.13 SAR0.50	$0.41 TRY17.42	+207.3%
Average			+93.5%

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pay 17.2% more for groceries

	AL Kharj	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 SAR1.00	$0.69 TRY29.36	+158.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.27 SAR16.01	$4.81 TRY204.56	+12.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 SAR20.83	$3.67 TRY156.04	-33.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 SAR8.01	$2.32 TRY98.68	+8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 SAR8.17	$2.55 TRY108.32	+17.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SAR3.63	$0.70 TRY29.65	-27.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.27	$1.05 TRY44.70	+73.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 SAR1.82	$0.60 TRY25.52	+24.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.27	$0.64 TRY27.05	+5.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 SAR1.36	$0.30 TRY12.55	-18.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 SAR1.36	$0.25 TRY10.63	-31.1%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 44.3% more for transportation

	AL Kharj	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.31 SAR8.65	$4.41 TRY187.55	+91.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.02 TRY383.71
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,328.67 SAR125,081.59	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	+44.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.93 SAR26.02	$6.74 TRY286.50	-2.8%
Average			+44.3%

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pay 8.6% more for housing

	AL Kharj	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.66 SAR190.12	$13.72 TRY583.66	-72.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$641.49 SAR2,407.48	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	+11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.30 SAR875.57	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	+119.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.07 SAR308.02	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	-24.3%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	AL Kharj	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$177.75 SAR667.10	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	+237.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,732.81 SAR14,009.14	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	+278.0%
Average			+257.9%

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pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports

	AL Kharj	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SAR7.00	$3.61 TRY153.48	+93.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.57 SAR9.65	$3.22 TRY137.05	+25.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.67 SAR25.02	$2.17 TRY92.09	-67.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.66 SAR250.16	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	-16.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.33 SAR57.54	$6.44 TRY273.71	-58.0%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 24.5% more for clothing

	AL Kharj	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.01 SAR221.46	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	-2.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.33 SAR200.13	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	-14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.33 SAR200.13	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	+95.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.99 SAR300.20	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	+20.0%
Average			+24.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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