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Bucaramanga vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Bucaramanga is 4.8% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 16.5% less in Bucaramanga
Groceries: pay 20.5% more in Bucaramanga
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Bucaramanga
Housing: pay 12.0% less in Bucaramanga
Childcare: pay 69.5% less in Bucaramanga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.9% less in Bucaramanga
Clothing: pay 18.6% less in Bucaramanga

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

Bucaramanga vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.5% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Bucaramanga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY427.76	$3.36 COP12,372.15	-65.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY374.29	$7.25 COP26,647.71	-14.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY53.71	$0.78 COP2,867.01	-35.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY18.21	$0.61 COP2,236.50	+48.4%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 20.5% more for groceries

	Ankara	Bucaramanga
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY30.68	$1.16 COP4,282.67	+68.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY213.79	$2.20 COP8,089.48	-54.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY163.08	$4.89 COP17,976.93	+33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY103.13	$2.42 COP8,901.60	+4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY113.21	$2.82 COP10,360.47	+10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY30.99	$1.23 COP4,532.70	+76.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY46.72	$0.58 COP2,147.64	-44.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY26.67	$0.42 COP1,554.07	-29.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY28.27	$0.43 COP1,582.85	-32.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY13.11	$0.59 COP2,172.82	+100.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY11.11	$0.48 COP1,762.41	+91.7%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Bucaramanga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY196.01	$3.87 COP14,238.55	-12.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY401.02	$41.41 COP152K	+358.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2M	$20,832.39 COP77M	-56.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY299.43	$15.30 COP56,245.70	+127.0%
Average			+104.2%

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pay 12.0% less for housing

	Ankara	Bucaramanga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY610.00	$22.14 COP81,430.17	+61.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY31,887.48	$308.72 COP1M	-57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY22,788.34	$254.49 COP936K	-50.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,762.33	$60.99 COP224K	-1.9%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 69.5% less for childcare

	Ankara	Bucaramanga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY26,693.80	$254.49 COP936K	-57.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY627K	$2,622.54 COP10M	-81.4%
Average			-69.5%

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pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Bucaramanga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY160.41	$1.55 COP5,710.22	-57.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY143.23	$1.47 COP5,392.99	-54.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY96.25	$2.02 COP7,423.29	-6.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,485.08	$25.01 COP91,982.19	-55.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY286.06	$4.14 COP15,227.26	-35.7%
Average			-41.9%

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pay 18.6% less for clothing

	Ankara	Bucaramanga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,547.66	$69.31 COP255K	+20.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY2,024.54	$34.94 COP128K	-23.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,630.49	$89.03 COP327K	-14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,265.01	$40.76 COP150K	-57.5%
Average			-18.6%

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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: April 2026

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