Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 4.6% cheaper than Brasilia.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 15.9% less for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
R$29.86
|
$6.22
TRY200.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$34.83
|
$6.22
TRY200.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
R$6.15
|
$1.05
TRY33.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
R$4.06
|
$0.42
TRY13.40
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
Brasilia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
R$9.10
|
$0.63
TRY20.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
R$26.50
|
$3.70
TRY119.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
R$20.94
|
$3.76
TRY121.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
R$12.19
|
$1.73
TRY55.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
R$8.24
|
$2.58
TRY83.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
R$4.80
|
$0.47
TRY15.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.10
|
$0.66
TRY21.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.43
|
$0.46
TRY14.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
R$3.41
|
$0.49
TRY15.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.49
|
$0.28
TRY8.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$2.95
|
$0.20
TRY6.45
|
|
pay 3.1% less for transportation
Brasilia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
R$21.17
|
$4.74
TRY152.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.57
R$242.83
|
$8.55
TRY275.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,345.08
R$129,376.51
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,504,030.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.07
R$41.20
|
$5.75
TRY185.50
|
|
pay 9.2% more for housing
Brasilia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
R$105.05
|
$10.93
TRY352.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.50
R$2,049.50
|
$534.79
TRY17,243.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
R$1,237.37
|
$366.77
TRY11,825.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.80
R$274.63
|
$53.48
TRY1,724.30
|
|
pay 25.2% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.73
R$2,709.17
|
$446.32
TRY14,390.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,185.14
R$62,200.25
|
$7,966.43
TRY256,864.75
|
|
pay 11.3% more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$3.03
TRY97.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$2.34
TRY75.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.24
R$11.44
|
$1.80
TRY58.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.15
R$133.50
|
$36.76
TRY1,185.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$39.81
|
$4.66
TRY150.40
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.37
R$292.87
|
$48.03
TRY1,548.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.12
R$230.31
|
$44.31
TRY1,428.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
R$335.45
|
$92.67
TRY2,988.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.37
R$318.37
|
$82.89
TRY2,672.55
|
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