Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 57.7% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Ankara instead of London, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
London
|
Ankara
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.22
£20.14
|
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$1.05
TRY33.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.66
|
$0.42
TRY13.47
|
|
pay 52.7% less for groceries
London
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
£1.56
|
$0.63
TRY20.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
£3.78
|
$3.70
TRY119.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
£5.06
|
$3.76
TRY121.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
£3.19
|
$1.73
TRY55.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.28
£3.41
|
$2.58
TRY83.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.17
|
$0.47
TRY15.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.66
TRY21.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
£1.18
|
$0.46
TRY14.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
£1.40
|
$0.49
TRY15.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.58
|
$0.28
TRY8.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.20
TRY6.48
|
|
pay 43.1% less for transportation
London
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
£5.75
|
$4.74
TRY153.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$252.24
£201.41
|
$8.55
TRY277.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,406.00
£27,472.05
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,511,530.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
£20.22
|
$5.75
TRY186.42
|
|
pay 78.8% less for housing
London
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
£31.24
|
$10.93
TRY354.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,697.16
£2,153.60
|
$534.79
TRY17,329.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,027.26
£1,618.70
|
$366.77
TRY11,884.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$284.51
£227.17
|
$53.48
TRY1,732.90
|
|
pay 74.7% less for childcare
London
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,321.07
£1,853.30
|
$446.32
TRY14,462.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,293.41
£20,195.95
|
$7,966.43
TRY258,145.77
|
|
pay 63.0% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.20
£6.55
|
$3.03
TRY98.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
£3.64
|
$2.34
TRY75.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
$1.80
TRY58.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.95
£47.07
|
$36.76
TRY1,191.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.92
£15.11
|
$4.66
TRY151.15
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
London
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.07
£82.30
|
$48.03
TRY1,556.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.65
£39.65
|
$44.31
TRY1,435.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.31
£89.68
|
$92.67
TRY3,002.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.32
£98.47
|
$82.89
TRY2,685.87
|
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