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Busan vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Busan is 75.4% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 54.3% more in Busan
Groceries: pay 3.6 times more in Busan
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Busan
Housing: pay 39.8% more in Busan
Childcare: pay 12.5% less in Busan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.4% more in Busan
Clothing: pay 26.8% more in Busan

The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Busan are more expensive than in Ankara. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive in Busan.

Busan vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.3% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Busan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY424.17	$7.08 ₩10,509	-26.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY371.15	$6.01 ₩8,933	-28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY53.26	$1.83 ₩2,719	+51.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY18.06	$1.31 ₩1,952	+220.7%
Average			+54.3%

Ankara vs. Busan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.6 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Busan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY30.43	$3.18 ₩4,729	+361.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY212.00	$5.09 ₩7,567	+5.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY161.71	$8.15 ₩12,108	+122.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY102.26	$2.88 ₩4,281	+24.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY112.26	$3.59 ₩5,339	+41.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY30.73	$3.69 ₩5,482	+429.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY46.33	$1.44 ₩2,145	+37.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY26.45	$3.33 ₩4,949	+455.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY28.03	$2.30 ₩3,413	+261.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY13.00	$2.25 ₩3,337	+661.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY11.02	$1.46 ₩2,169	+484.1%
Average			+262.1%

Ankara vs. Busan - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Busan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY194.37	$4.36 ₩6,476	-1.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY397.66	$56.60 ₩84,074	+527.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2M	$26,696.92 ₩40M	-44.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY296.92	$9.06 ₩13,452	+34.4%
Average			+129.0%

Ankara vs. Busan - Cost of transportation

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pay 39.8% more for housing

	Ankara	Busan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY604.89	$28.30 ₩42,037	+106.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY31,620.22	$489.40 ₩727K	-31.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY22,597.35	$306.61 ₩455K	-40.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,739.18	$139.76 ₩208K	+124.9%
Average			+39.8%

Ankara vs. Busan - Cost of housing

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pay 12.5% less for childcare

	Ankara	Busan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY26,470.07	$471.71 ₩701K	-21.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY622K	$13,620.52 ₩20M	-3.5%
Average			-12.5%

Ankara vs. Busan - Cost of childcare

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pay 28.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Busan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY159.07	$3.54 ₩5,255	-2.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY142.03	$4.00 ₩5,938	+24.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY95.44	$3.18 ₩4,729	+47.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,464.25	$57.31 ₩85,125	+2.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY283.67	$10.97 ₩16,289	+70.4%
Average			+28.4%

Ankara vs. Busan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 26.8% more for clothing

	Ankara	Busan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,526.31	$99.06 ₩147K	+72.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY2,007.57	$61.91 ₩91,956	+35.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,591.68	$76.06 ₩113K	-27.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,229.26	$120.29 ₩179K	+25.3%
Average			+26.8%

Ankara vs. Busan - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2026

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