Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 4.1% cheaper than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 18.9% more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
$6.22
TRY200.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
$6.22
TRY200.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
$1.05
TRY33.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$0.42
TRY13.40
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
$0.63
TRY20.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
$3.70
TRY119.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
$3.76
TRY121.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$1.73
TRY55.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
$2.58
TRY83.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
$0.47
TRY15.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
$0.66
TRY21.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$0.46
TRY14.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
$0.49
TRY15.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$0.28
TRY8.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.20
TRY6.45
|
|
pay 54.0% more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
$4.74
TRY152.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.19
KWD14.470
|
$8.55
TRY275.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,783.27
KWD6,986.060
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,504,030.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.29
KWD8.980
|
$5.75
TRY185.50
|
|
pay 31.1% less for housing
Kuwait City
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
KWD8.720
|
$10.93
TRY352.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$930.70
KWD285.380
|
$534.79
TRY17,243.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$702.87
KWD215.520
|
$366.77
TRY11,825.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.98
KWD12.870
|
$53.48
TRY1,724.30
|
|
pay 0.8% less for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.24
KWD171.790
|
$446.32
TRY14,390.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,716.63
KWD2,059.530
|
$7,966.43
TRY256,864.75
|
|
pay 35.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$3.03
TRY97.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
$2.34
TRY75.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
$1.80
TRY58.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.57
KWD38.200
|
$36.76
TRY1,185.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.39
KWD3.490
|
$4.66
TRY150.40
|
|
pay 7.1% less for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.57
KWD13.970
|
$48.03
TRY1,548.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.69
KWD17.380
|
$44.31
TRY1,428.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
KWD29.120
|
$92.67
TRY2,988.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.63
KWD28.100
|
$82.89
TRY2,672.55
|
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