Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 31.9% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Russia, you would:
pay 16.2% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB632.34
|
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB388.14
|
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB77.73
|
$1.05
TRY33.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.53
|
$0.42
TRY13.47
|
|
pay 6.1% more for groceries
Russia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB44.93
|
$0.63
TRY20.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB362.68
|
$3.70
TRY119.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB295.85
|
$3.76
TRY121.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB112.03
|
$1.73
TRY55.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB158.99
|
$2.58
TRY83.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.88
|
$0.47
TRY15.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.58
|
$0.66
TRY21.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB68.95
|
$0.46
TRY14.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB83.25
|
$0.49
TRY15.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.31
|
$0.28
TRY8.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.17
|
$0.20
TRY6.48
|
|
pay 37.8% more for transportation
Russia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB203.93
|
$4.74
TRY153.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,758.83
|
$8.55
TRY277.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,663,271.11
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,511,530.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB407.93
|
$5.75
TRY186.42
|
|
pay 47.5% more for housing
Russia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB577.73
|
$10.93
TRY354.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB29,258.48
|
$534.79
TRY17,329.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB20,070.76
|
$366.77
TRY11,884.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,283.63
|
$53.48
TRY1,732.90
|
|
pay 76.8% more for childcare
Russia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB19,562.64
|
$446.32
TRY14,462.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB513,149.99
|
$7,966.43
TRY258,145.77
|
|
pay 31.9% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB138.20
|
$3.03
TRY98.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB158.42
|
$2.34
TRY75.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB202.31
|
$1.80
TRY58.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,675.81
|
$36.76
TRY1,191.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB385.60
|
$4.66
TRY151.15
|
|
pay 6.9% more for clothing
Russia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,354.29
|
$48.03
TRY1,556.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,379.45
|
$44.31
TRY1,435.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,205.49
|
$92.67
TRY3,002.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,272.13
|
$82.89
TRY2,685.87
|
|
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