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Batangas vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Batangas is 18.1% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 51.9% less in Batangas
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Batangas
Transportation: pay 37.6% less in Batangas
Housing: pay 30.3% more in Batangas
Childcare: pay 88.6% less in Batangas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.2% less in Batangas
Clothing: pay 52.7% less in Batangas

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

Batangas vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.9% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Batangas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY408.90	$2.32 ₱136.18	-75.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY357.79	$3.14 ₱184.09	-62.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.34	$0.52 ₱30.26	-57.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.41	$0.36 ₱21.18	-11.8%
Average			-51.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Batangas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.33	$1.26 ₱73.64	+81.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.37	$3.01 ₱176.52	-37.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY155.89	$7.29 ₱427.66	+98.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.58	$1.81 ₱106.25	-21.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.22	$1.87 ₱109.81	-26.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.62	$1.17 ₱68.63	+67.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.66	$0.69 ₱40.26	-34.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.50	$1.17 ₱68.63	+95.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.02	$0.73 ₱43.01	+15.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.53	$1.13 ₱66.34	+283.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.62	$1.81 ₱106.15	+624.1%
Average			+104.2%

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pay 37.6% less for transportation

	Ankara	Batangas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.37	$4.12 ₱241.58	-6.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.35	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,044,517.96	$24,944.52 ₱1,462,621.78	-48.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.23	$2.84 ₱166.44	-57.9%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 30.3% more for housing

	Ankara	Batangas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.11	$28.12 ₱1,648.77	+104.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,481.90	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,783.85	$77.41 ₱4,539.17	-84.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,640.57	$106.28 ₱6,231.56	+71.0%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 88.6% less for childcare

	Ankara	Batangas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,517.16	$78.85 ₱4,623.23	-86.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY599,500.26	$1,376.25 ₱80,696.37	-90.2%
Average			-88.6%

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pay 30.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Batangas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.34	$1.08 ₱63.24	-70.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY136.92	$2.06 ₱121.04	-35.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.00	$2.75 ₱161.39	+27.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,375.54	$26.66 ₱1,563.49	-52.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.45	$5.16 ₱302.61	-19.8%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 52.7% less for clothing

	Ankara	Batangas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,435.36	$17.20 ₱1,008.70	-70.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,935.30	$25.80 ₱1,513.06	-43.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,426.38	$60.21 ₱3,530.47	-42.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,077.01	$43.01 ₱2,521.76	-55.2%
Average			-52.7%

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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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