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Aleppo vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Aleppo is 15.1% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 22.6% less in Aleppo
Groceries: pay 15.0% more in Aleppo
Transportation: pay 21.3% more in Aleppo
Housing: pay 38.0% less in Aleppo
Childcare: pay 83.1% less in Aleppo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% less in Aleppo
Clothing: pay 2.7% more in Aleppo

The cost of transportation, groceries, and clothing in Aleppo are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Aleppo.

Aleppo vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aleppo instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 22.6% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Aleppo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY410.93	$3.00 SYP39,006	-68.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.56	$2.50 SYP32,505	-70.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.59	$1.32 SYP17,126	+9.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.49	$0.57 SYP7,450	+39.8%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 15.0% more for groceries

	Ankara	Aleppo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.48	$0.93 SYP12,105	+34.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.38	$2.35 SYP30,490	-51.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.66	$3.91 SYP50,860	+6.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.07	$2.01 SYP26,154	-13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.76	$2.95 SYP38,399	+15.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.77	$1.06 SYP13,804	+52.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.88	$1.10 SYP14,275	+4.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.62	$1.03 SYP13,367	+71.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.15	$0.32 SYP4,120	-50.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.60	$0.29 SYP3,825	-0.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.67	$0.49 SYP6,319	+94.4%
Average			+15.0%

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pay 21.3% more for transportation

	Ankara	Aleppo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.30	$5.14 SYP66,812	+16.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.24	$3.00 SYP39,006	-66.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,054,633.12	$27,863.72 SYP362,284,124	-42.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.65	$18.71 SYP243,219	+177.7%
Average			+21.3%

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pay 38.0% less for housing

	Ankara	Aleppo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.00	$19.95 SYP259,419	+45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,632.71	$89.80 SYP1,167,586	-87.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,891.63	$77.23 SYP1,004,089	-84.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,653.64	$46.75 SYP607,901	-24.8%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 83.1% less for childcare

	Ankara	Aleppo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,643.40	$69.35 SYP901,697	-88.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY602,466.26	$3,147.96 SYP40,929,761	-77.7%
Average			-83.1%

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pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Aleppo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.10	$8.47 SYP110,063	+134.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.60	$1.20 SYP15,570	-62.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.46	$3.25 SYP42,256	+50.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,387.29	$15.08 SYP196,007	-73.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY274.81	$3.00 SYP39,006	-53.4%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 2.7% more for clothing

	Ankara	Aleppo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,447.41	$24.47 SYP318,095	-57.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,944.87	$63.02 SYP819,329	+38.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,448.28	$112.93 SYP1,468,373	+8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,097.18	$116.57 SYP1,515,593	+21.5%
Average			+2.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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