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Buraydah vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Buraydah is 37.5% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 13.0% less in Buraydah
Groceries: pay 45.9% more in Buraydah
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Buraydah
Housing: pay 85.0% more in Buraydah
Childcare: pay 64.5% less in Buraydah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.6% more in Buraydah
Clothing: pay 1.1% more in Buraydah

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

Buraydah vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buraydah instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 13.0% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Buraydah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY411.40	$12.66 SAR47.50	+31.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.98	$7.33 SAR27.50	-12.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.65	$0.77 SAR2.90	-36.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.51	$0.27 SAR1.00	-34.9%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 45.9% more for groceries

	Ankara	Buraydah
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.51	$1.07 SAR4.00	+54.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.62	$4.22 SAR15.83	-12.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.84	$6.14 SAR23.02	+67.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.19	$2.58 SAR9.70	+11.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.88	$3.05 SAR11.45	+19.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.80	$1.06 SAR3.99	+52.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.93	$0.82 SAR3.08	-21.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.65	$0.77 SAR2.90	+29.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.19	$0.77 SAR2.90	+21.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.61	$0.65 SAR2.45	+121.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.69	$0.65 SAR2.45	+161.2%
Average			+45.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Buraydah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.52	$2.31 SAR8.65	-47.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.69	$39.99 SAR150.01	+343.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,057,020.12	$15,997.76 SAR60,002.02	-66.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.98	$24.00 SAR90.00	+256.2%
Average			+121.2%

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pay 85.0% more for housing

	Ankara	Buraydah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.68	$70.12 SAR263.01	+410.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,668.30	$573.25 SAR2,150.07	-20.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,917.06	$319.96 SAR1,200.04	-37.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,656.72	$54.09 SAR202.89	-13.0%
Average			+85.0%

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pay 64.5% less for childcare

	Ankara	Buraydah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,673.19	$266.63 SAR1,000.03	-55.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY603,166.19	$3,732.81 SAR14,000.47	-73.5%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 86.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Buraydah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.28	$1.60 SAR6.00	-55.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.76	$3.63 SAR13.60	+12.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.57	$6.40 SAR24.00	+195.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,390.06	$135.51 SAR508.27	+142.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY275.13	$15.33 SAR57.50	+138.2%
Average			+86.6%

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pay 1.1% more for clothing

	Ankara	Buraydah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,450.25	$51.73 SAR194.01	-9.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,947.13	$73.77 SAR276.68	+61.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,453.45	$81.32 SAR305.01	-21.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,101.94	$71.10 SAR266.68	-25.9%
Average			+1.1%

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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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