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Turkey

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Durres vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Durres is 16.5% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 53.6% more in Durres
Groceries: pay 39.9% more in Durres
Transportation: pay 92.4% more in Durres
Housing: pay 7.7% less in Durres
Childcare: pay 69.0% less in Durres
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% more in Durres
Clothing: pay 1.7% more in Durres

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

Durres vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.6% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Durres
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY443.33	$11.66 ALL955	+21.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY387.91	$13.26 ALL1,085	+57.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY55.66	$1.75 ALL143	+44.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY18.87	$0.78 ALL64	+91.2%
Average			+53.6%

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pay 39.9% more for groceries

	Ankara	Durres
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY31.80	$1.12 ALL92	+62.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY221.57	$5.72 ALL469	+19.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY169.01	$7.64 ALL626	+108.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY106.88	$3.66 ALL300	+57.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY117.33	$3.55 ALL291	+39.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY32.11	$0.59 ALL48	-15.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY48.42	$1.11 ALL91	+5.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY27.64	$0.69 ALL57	+15.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY29.30	$0.53 ALL43	-16.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY13.59	$0.50 ALL41	+69.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY11.52	$0.48 ALL40	+93.1%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 92.4% more for transportation

	Ankara	Durres
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY203.14	$8.38 ALL686	+90.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY415.62	$18.68 ALL1,529	+107.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2M	$15,666.91 ALL1M	-67.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY310.33	$22.90 ALL1,875	+239.9%
Average			+92.4%

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pay 7.7% less for housing

	Ankara	Durres
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY632.20	$18.56 ALL1,520	+35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY33,047.97	$430.01 ALL35,208	-40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY23,617.69	$342.73 ALL28,062	-33.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,862.86	$66.78 ALL5,468	+7.5%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 69.0% less for childcare

	Ankara	Durres
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY27,665.27	$180.77 ALL14,801	-69.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY650K	$4,519.30 ALL370K	-68.0%
Average			-69.0%

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pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Durres
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY166.25	$2.77 ALL227	-23.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY148.44	$2.23 ALL183	-30.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY99.75	$4.28 ALL350	+97.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,575.52	$38.16 ALL3,125	-31.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY296.47	$7.23 ALL592	+12.3%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 1.7% more for clothing

	Ankara	Durres
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,640.38	$39.17 ALL3,207	-31.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY2,098.22	$40.67 ALL3,330	-10.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,799.01	$87.37 ALL7,154	-16.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,420.22	$158.68 ALL12,992	+65.4%
Average			+1.7%

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