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Cartagena vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Cartagena is 14.3% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 6.6% more in Cartagena
Groceries: pay 58.1% more in Cartagena
Transportation: pay 76.4% more in Cartagena
Housing: pay 44.0% more in Cartagena
Childcare: pay 55.3% less in Cartagena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.8% less in Cartagena
Clothing: pay 8.8% more in Cartagena

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

Cartagena vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.6% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Cartagena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY409.29	$6.08 COP23,106.09	-36.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY358.13	$9.99 COP37,949.89	+18.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.39	$0.88 COP3,360.84	-26.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.42	$0.70 COP2,670.02	+71.5%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 58.1% more for groceries

	Ankara	Cartagena
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.36	$2.01 COP7,651.68	+191.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.56	$3.71 COP14,093.07	-22.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.04	$4.75 COP18,051.51	+29.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.68	$2.30 COP8,750.82	-0.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.32	$2.95 COP11,194.34	+15.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.65	$1.56 COP5,942.07	+124.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.70	$0.94 COP3,567.92	-10.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.52	$0.72 COP2,720.54	+19.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.05	$0.78 COP2,973.26	+23.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.55	$0.76 COP2,898.93	+158.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.63	$0.53 COP2,006.95	+111.3%
Average			+58.1%

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pay 76.4% more for transportation

	Ankara	Cartagena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.55	$3.99 COP15,160.48	-9.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.71	$30.54 COP116,022.06	+238.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	$22,645.31 COP86,033,306.54	-52.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.50	$15.45 COP58,708.83	+129.4%
Average			+76.4%

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pay 44.0% more for housing

	Ankara	Cartagena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.66	$26.66 COP101,273.49	+94.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	$776.41 COP2,949,713.37	+8.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	$451.77 COP1,716,359.12	-11.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	$115.21 COP437,706.07	+85.4%
Average			+44.0%

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pay 55.3% less for childcare

	Ankara	Cartagena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	$151.40 COP575,194.11	-74.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	$9,058.12 COP34,413,322.61	-35.8%
Average			-55.3%

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pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Cartagena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.48	$0.91 COP3,441.33	-74.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.05	$1.68 COP6,391.05	-47.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.09	$2.46 COP9,340.76	+13.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	$37.46 COP142,323.67	-33.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.71	$3.11 COP11,798.85	-51.7%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 8.8% more for clothing

	Ankara	Cartagena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	$51.76 COP196,647.56	-9.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	$41.41 COP157,318.05	-9.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	$133.72 COP508,006.19	+28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	$120.77 COP458,844.30	+25.9%
Average			+8.8%

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