Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 84.2% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 41.8% more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY200.62
|
$9.56
GYD1,999.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY200.62
|
$8.60
GYD1,799.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY33.76
|
$1.20
GYD249.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.41
|
$0.67
GYD140.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY20.20
|
$1.69
GYD352.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY119.33
|
$4.95
GYD1,035.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY121.35
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY55.66
|
$2.71
GYD567.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY83.32
|
$2.62
GYD548.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.26
|
$1.79
GYD375.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY21.28
|
$1.02
GYD213.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY14.80
|
$1.06
GYD222.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY15.80
|
$1.14
GYD238.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY8.90
|
$0.61
GYD128.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.45
|
$0.88
GYD185.01
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY153.06
|
$3.98
GYD833.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY275.86
|
$28.68
GYD5,999.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,504,673.90
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,299,923.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY185.58
|
$29.16
GYD6,099.86
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY352.53
|
$65.13
GYD13,624.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY17,250.95
|
$805.17
GYD168,428.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY11,830.87
|
$258.44
GYD54,061.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,725.03
|
$57.98
GYD12,129.20
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Ankara
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY14,396.99
|
$917.10
GYD191,840.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY256,974.70
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,003.96
|
|
pay 22.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY97.80
|
$2.27
GYD474.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY75.53
|
$4.37
GYD914.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.18
|
$2.20
GYD459.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,185.93
|
$35.51
GYD7,428.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY150.47
|
$6.21
GYD1,299.97
|
|
pay 21.2% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,549.28
|
$31.76
GYD6,642.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,429.44
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY2,989.29
|
$62.15
GYD12,999.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,673.69
|
$62.94
GYD13,166.36
|
|
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