Cost of living comparison
Washington is 3.8 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Washington instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY200.54
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY200.54
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY33.74
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.40
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY20.19
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY119.28
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY121.30
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY55.64
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY83.29
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.26
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY21.27
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY14.79
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY15.79
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY8.89
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.45
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY152.99
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY275.74
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,504,030.09
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY185.50
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY352.38
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY17,243.57
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY11,825.81
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,724.30
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Ankara
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY14,390.83
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY256,864.75
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY97.76
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY75.50
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.16
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,185.42
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY150.40
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 50.5% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,548.62
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,428.83
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY2,988.01
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,672.55
|
$173.48
|
|
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