Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 48.8% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Australia, you would:
pay 59.9% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
A$25.39
|
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.81
A$14.84
|
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.87
|
$1.05
TRY33.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.23
|
$0.42
TRY13.47
|
|
pay 57.3% less for groceries
Australia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
A$3.52
|
$0.63
TRY20.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
A$7.13
|
$3.70
TRY119.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
A$8.70
|
$3.76
TRY121.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.84
|
$1.73
TRY55.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
A$6.03
|
$2.58
TRY83.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.16
|
$0.47
TRY15.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.89
|
$0.66
TRY21.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.09
|
$0.46
TRY14.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$0.49
TRY15.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.71
|
$0.28
TRY8.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.43
|
$0.20
TRY6.48
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
Australia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
A$7.15
|
$4.74
TRY153.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.46
A$127.70
|
$8.55
TRY277.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,859.34
A$42,121.93
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,511,530.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
A$27.40
|
$5.75
TRY186.42
|
|
pay 65.6% less for housing
Australia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.36
A$83.70
|
$10.93
TRY354.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.08
A$1,902.15
|
$534.79
TRY17,329.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$971.44
A$1,468.77
|
$366.77
TRY11,884.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.88
A$214.52
|
$53.48
TRY1,732.90
|
|
pay 56.8% less for childcare
Australia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,377.23
A$2,082.30
|
$446.32
TRY14,462.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,720.56
A$22,256.75
|
$7,966.43
TRY258,145.77
|
|
pay 56.0% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.69
A$10.12
|
$3.03
TRY98.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
A$5.45
|
$2.34
TRY75.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.13
A$42.54
|
$1.80
TRY58.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.84
A$81.40
|
$36.76
TRY1,191.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
A$20.02
|
$4.66
TRY151.15
|
|
pay 23.5% less for clothing
Australia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.27
A$113.81
|
$48.03
TRY1,556.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
A$82.10
|
$44.31
TRY1,435.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.43
A$154.87
|
$92.67
TRY3,002.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.12
A$178.59
|
$82.89
TRY2,685.87
|
|
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