Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 2.5 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
₺168.89
|
$20.00
$40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
₺168.89
|
$8.74
$17.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
₺31.12
|
$1.48
$2.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
₺11.93
|
$1.29
$2.57
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
₺15.56
|
$2.71
$5.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
₺118.15
|
$14.65
$29.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
₺144.22
|
$12.41
$24.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₺61.09
|
$4.61
$9.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
₺66.23
|
$4.47
$8.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.35
|
$1.48
$2.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
₺23.09
|
$1.19
$2.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.41
|
$1.54
$3.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
₺17.51
|
$1.43
$2.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₺8.28
|
$1.33
$2.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
₺9.14
|
$1.46
$2.92
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₺140.40
|
$8.01
$16.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
₺506.66
|
$36.00
$72.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
₺1,351,087.06
|
$37,500.00
$75,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
₺128.35
|
$31.50
$63.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
₺313.38
|
$50.00
$100.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
₺11,301.28
|
$530.00
$1,060.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
₺7,550.61
|
$460.00
$920.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
₺1,622.61
|
$70.10
$140.20
|
|
pay 12.2% more for childcare
Ankara
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₺7,369.45
|
$241.67
$483.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
₺147,079.52
|
$5,333.33
$10,666.67
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
₺84.44
|
$3.00
$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
₺70.12
|
$4.66
$9.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
₺59.11
|
$7.96
$15.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
₺760.05
|
$73.75
$147.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₺108.93
|
$10.25
$20.50
|
|
pay 77.1% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
₺1,438.38
|
$77.00
$154.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
₺1,087.94
|
$60.00
$120.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
₺2,499.51
|
$134.38
$268.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
₺2,139.65
|
$118.75
$237.50
|
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