Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 20.3% cheaper than Saipan.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 38.6% less for restaurants
Saipan
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$6.22
TRY200.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.22
TRY200.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.05
TRY33.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.42
TRY13.40
|
|
pay 67.1% less for groceries
Saipan
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$0.63
TRY20.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.70
TRY119.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$3.76
TRY121.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$1.73
TRY55.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$2.58
TRY83.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.47
TRY15.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.66
TRY21.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.46
TRY14.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
TRY15.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.28
TRY8.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.20
TRY6.45
|
|
pay 18.9% less for transportation
Saipan
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$4.74
TRY152.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.55
TRY275.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,504,030.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$5.75
TRY185.50
|
|
pay 48.4% less for housing
Saipan
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$10.93
TRY352.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$534.79
TRY17,243.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$366.77
TRY11,825.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$53.48
TRY1,724.30
|
|
pay 32.8% more for childcare
Saipan
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$446.32
TRY14,390.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$7,966.43
TRY256,864.75
|
|
pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$3.03
TRY97.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$2.34
TRY75.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.80
TRY58.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$36.76
TRY1,185.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$4.66
TRY150.40
|
|
pay 38.5% more for clothing
Saipan
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$48.03
TRY1,548.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$44.31
TRY1,428.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$92.67
TRY2,988.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$82.89
TRY2,672.55
|
|
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