Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 58.7% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Washington, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
|
$1.05
TRY33.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.42
TRY13.47
|
|
pay 63.1% less for groceries
Washington
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.88
|
$0.63
TRY20.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.06
|
$3.70
TRY119.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
|
$3.76
TRY121.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
|
$1.73
TRY55.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.74
|
$2.58
TRY83.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$0.47
TRY15.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$0.66
TRY21.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.28
|
$0.46
TRY14.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$0.49
TRY15.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$0.28
TRY8.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.20
TRY6.48
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
Washington
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$4.74
TRY153.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$8.55
TRY277.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,511,530.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
|
$5.75
TRY186.42
|
|
pay 75.9% less for housing
Washington
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.57
|
$10.93
TRY354.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,560.23
|
$534.79
TRY17,329.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,084.16
|
$366.77
TRY11,884.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.15
|
$53.48
TRY1,732.90
|
|
pay 82.6% less for childcare
Washington
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,326.57
|
$446.32
TRY14,462.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$51,000.00
|
$7,966.43
TRY258,145.77
|
|
pay 68.2% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$3.03
TRY98.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.48
|
$2.34
TRY75.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.11
|
$1.80
TRY58.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$104.29
|
$36.76
TRY1,191.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.68
|
$4.66
TRY151.15
|
|
pay 30.0% less for clothing
Washington
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.41
|
$48.03
TRY1,556.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.96
|
$44.31
TRY1,435.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.93
|
$92.67
TRY3,002.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.48
|
$82.89
TRY2,685.87
|
|
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