Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 31.8% cheaper than Ankara.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 47.4% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
₺168.77
|
$3.25
E£157.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
₺168.77
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
₺31.10
|
$0.25
E£12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
₺11.92
|
$0.15
E£7.07
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
Ankara
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
₺15.55
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
₺118.07
|
$1.73
E£83.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
₺144.12
|
$3.44
E£165.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₺61.05
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
₺66.18
|
$2.41
E£116.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.34
|
$0.53
E£25.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
₺23.08
|
$0.24
E£11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.40
|
$0.16
E£7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
₺17.49
|
$0.14
E£6.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₺8.27
|
$0.15
E£7.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
₺9.13
|
$0.14
E£6.87
|
|
pay 49.9% less for transportation
Ankara
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₺140.30
|
$1.24
E£59.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
₺506.31
|
$11.39
E£549.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
₺1,350,156.12
|
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
₺128.26
|
$1.37
E£65.96
|
|
pay 29.9% less for housing
Ankara
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
₺313.16
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
₺11,293.49
|
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
₺7,545.40
|
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
₺1,621.49
|
$18.76
E£905.50
|
|
pay 47.8% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₺7,364.37
|
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
₺146,978.18
|
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
|
pay 11.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
₺84.38
|
$1.63
E£78.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
₺70.07
|
$1.71
E£82.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
₺59.07
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
₺759.52
|
$19.91
E£961.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₺108.86
|
$3.90
E£188.47
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
₺1,437.39
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
₺1,087.19
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
₺2,497.79
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
₺2,138.17
|
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
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