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Dubai vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Dubai is 2.3 times more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 44.6% more in Dubai
Groceries: pay 74.6% more in Dubai
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Dubai
Housing: pay 4.8 times more in Dubai
Childcare: pay 40.1% more in Dubai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Dubai
Clothing: pay 7.7% more in Dubai

The cost of housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and childcare in Dubai are more expensive than in Ankara. Notably, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Dubai.

Dubai vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.6% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Dubai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY308.68	$10.89 AED40.00	+24.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY257.24	$9.53 AED35.00	+31.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY44.97	$1.30 AED4.78	+2.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY17.84	$1.11 AED4.08	+120.3%
Average			+44.6%

Ankara vs. Dubai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 74.6% more for groceries

	Ankara	Dubai
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY29.52	$1.48 AED5.43	+77.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY163.07	$4.37 AED16.07	-5.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY138.06	$6.78 AED24.89	+73.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY59.48	$3.23 AED11.86	+92.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY95.51	$3.81 AED14.00	+41.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY17.21	$1.11 AED4.06	+127.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY31.18	$0.83 AED3.05	-5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY16.07	$0.86 AED3.17	+89.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY19.16	$0.69 AED2.54	+27.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY8.75	$0.52 AED1.92	+110.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.12	$0.67 AED2.47	+192.4%
Average			+74.6%

Ankara vs. Dubai - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Dubai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY170.35	$3.16 AED11.59	-34.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY308.68	$81.68 AED300.00	+836.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,586,636.89	$33,487.61 AED123,000.33	-25.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY191.17	$8.71 AED32.00	+61.2%
Average			+209.4%

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pay 4.8 times more for housing

	Ankara	Dubai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY406.95	$101.47 AED372.72	+782.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY20,964.04	$2,224.54 AED8,170.77	+275.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY14,129.49	$1,400.70 AED5,144.78	+250.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY1,877.75	$162.54 AED596.99	+206.2%
Average			+378.6%

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pay 40.1% more for childcare

	Ankara	Dubai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY17,764.43	$775.09 AED2,846.92	+54.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY367,550.84	$13,081.61 AED48,048.90	+25.9%
Average			+40.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Dubai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY123.47	$12.25 AED45.00	+251.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY100.57	$6.02 AED22.10	+111.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY72.03	$6.53 AED24.00	+221.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,447.29	$81.24 AED298.40	+98.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY205.79	$13.61 AED50.00	+134.0%
Average			+163.3%

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pay 7.7% more for clothing

	Ankara	Dubai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,004.67	$62.51 AED229.62	+10.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,612.22	$56.33 AED206.90	+23.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,686.05	$99.15 AED364.17	-4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,299.98	$94.67 AED347.73	+1.5%
Average			+7.7%

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