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Chita vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Chita is 11.9% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 26.2% less in Chita
Groceries: pay 19.7% more in Chita
Transportation: pay 22.4% more in Chita
Housing: pay 6.8% less in Chita
Childcare: pay 55.9% less in Chita
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.7% less in Chita
Clothing: pay 8.8% less in Chita

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

Chita vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.2% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Chita
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY443.33	$11.93 RUB879.21	+24.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY387.91	$4.77 RUB351.68	-43.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY55.66	$0.54 RUB39.56	-55.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY18.87	$0.29 RUB21.10	-30.1%
Average			-26.2%

Ankara vs. Chita - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.7% more for groceries

	Ankara	Chita
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY31.80	$0.48 RUB35.17	-30.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY221.57	$7.16 RUB527.52	+48.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY169.01	$5.17 RUB381.07	+41.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY106.88	$1.86 RUB137.16	-19.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY117.33	$2.71 RUB199.40	+6.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY32.11	$1.19 RUB87.74	+70.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY48.42	$1.08 RUB79.76	+3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY27.64	$1.08 RUB79.76	+80.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY29.30	$0.81 RUB59.82	+27.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY13.59	$0.31 RUB22.53	+3.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY11.52	$0.21 RUB15.75	-14.5%
Average			+19.7%

Ankara vs. Chita - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.4% more for transportation

	Ankara	Chita
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY203.14	$2.75 RUB202.85	-37.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY415.62	$23.75 RUB1,749.62	+163.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2M	$29,834.35 RUB2M	-38.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY310.33	$6.86 RUB505.54	+1.9%
Average			+22.4%

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pay 6.8% less for housing

	Ankara	Chita
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY632.20	$9.55 RUB703.37	-30.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY33,047.97	$596.69 RUB43,960.32	-16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY23,617.69	$417.68 RUB30,772.22	-18.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,862.86	$86.03 RUB6,338.28	+38.4%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 55.9% less for childcare

	Ankara	Chita
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY27,665.27	$250.61 RUB18,463.33	-58.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY650K	$6,563.56 RUB484K	-53.5%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Chita
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY166.25	$1.19 RUB87.92	-66.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY148.44	$1.79 RUB131.88	-44.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY99.75	$2.74 RUB202.22	+26.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,575.52	$29.83 RUB2,198.02	-46.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY296.47	$5.97 RUB439.60	-7.3%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 8.8% less for clothing

	Ankara	Chita
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,640.38	$59.67 RUB4,396.03	+4.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY2,098.22	$47.73 RUB3,516.83	+4.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,799.01	$71.60 RUB5,275.24	-31.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,420.22	$83.54 RUB6,154.44	-12.9%
Average			-8.8%

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