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Farmington Hills vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Farmington Hills is 2.3 times more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Farmington Hills
Groceries: pay 3.5 times more in Farmington Hills
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Farmington Hills
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Farmington Hills
Childcare: pay 96.9% more in Farmington Hills
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Farmington Hills
Clothing: pay 32.1% less in Farmington Hills

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

Farmington Hills vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Farmington Hills instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Ankara	Farmington Hills
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY410.93	$20.00	+107.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.56	$10.00	+18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.59	$2.10	+73.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.49	$2.00	+388.1%
Average			+147.0%

Ankara vs. Farmington Hills - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.5 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Farmington Hills
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.48	$2.14	+209.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.38	$4.64	-3.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.66	$2.83	-22.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.07	$2.61	+12.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.76	$5.07	+98.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.77	$2.74	+293.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.88	$0.62	-41.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.62	$2.63	+337.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.15	$2.40	+277.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.60	$2.71	+818.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.67	$2.07	+729.3%
Average			+246.3%

Ankara vs. Farmington Hills - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Farmington Hills
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.30	$3.27	-25.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.24	$66.00	+631.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,054,633.12	$31,850.00	-33.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.65	$17.68	+162.4%
Average			+183.6%

Ankara vs. Farmington Hills - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Ankara	Farmington Hills
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.00	$61.67	+349.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,632.71	$1,466.67	+104.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,891.63	$1,616.67	+215.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,653.64	$112.10	+80.4%
Average			+187.4%

Ankara vs. Farmington Hills - Cost of housing

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pay 96.9% more for childcare

	Ankara	Farmington Hills
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,643.40	$1,650.00	+174.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY602,466.26	$16,800.00	+19.1%
Average			+96.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Farmington Hills
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.10	$3.75	+3.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.60	$4.94	+53.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.46	$10.00	+361.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,387.29	$75.00	+34.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY274.81	$9.50	+47.6%
Average			+100.1%

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pay 32.1% less for clothing

	Ankara	Farmington Hills
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,447.41	$40.00	-30.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,944.87	$21.50	-52.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,448.28	$52.50	-49.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,097.18	$100.00	+4.2%
Average			-32.1%

Ankara vs. Farmington Hills - 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: December 2025

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