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Fort Smith vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Fort Smith is 88.6% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Fort Smith
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Fort Smith
Transportation: pay 73.6% more in Fort Smith
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Fort Smith
Childcare: pay 58.0% more in Fort Smith
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.8% more in Fort Smith
Clothing: pay 11.2% less in Fort Smith

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

Fort Smith vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Smith instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Ankara	Fort Smith
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY411.40	$20.00	+107.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.98	$11.00	+30.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.65	$2.33	+93.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.51	$2.02	+392.2%
Average			+155.9%

Ankara vs. Fort Smith - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Fort Smith
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.51	$3.08	+345.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.62	$3.74	-22.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.84	$4.10	+11.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.19	$2.94	+26.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.88	$4.46	+75.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.80	$2.16	+209.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.93	$0.65	-38.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.65	$1.13	+88.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.19	$0.98	+54.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.61	$0.88	+198.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.69	$0.70	+180.0%
Average			+102.6%

Ankara vs. Fort Smith - Cost of groceries

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pay 73.6% more for transportation

	Ankara	Fort Smith
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.52	$2.79	-36.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.69	$35.00	+287.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,057,020.12	$26,000.00	-46.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.98	$12.75	+89.3%
Average			+73.6%

Ankara vs. Fort Smith - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Ankara	Fort Smith
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.68	$68.50	+399.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,668.30	$683.33	-4.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,917.06	$675.00	+31.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,656.72	$184.39	+196.7%
Average			+155.7%

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pay 58.0% more for childcare

	Ankara	Fort Smith
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,673.19	$900.00	+49.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY603,166.19	$23,460.00	+66.3%
Average			+58.0%

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pay 85.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Fort Smith
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.28	$6.00	+66.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.76	$5.32	+65.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.57	$8.21	+279.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,390.06	$26.67	-52.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY275.13	$11.00	+70.9%
Average			+85.8%

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pay 11.2% less for clothing

	Ankara	Fort Smith
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,450.25	$55.00	-4.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,947.13	$41.00	-10.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,453.45	$93.33	-10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,101.94	$76.66	-20.1%
Average			-11.2%

Ankara vs. Fort Smith - Cost of clothing

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