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Gold Coast vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Gold Coast is 2.5 times more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Gold Coast
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Gold Coast
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Gold Coast
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Gold Coast
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Gold Coast
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1 times more in Gold Coast
Clothing: pay 7.0% more in Gold Coast

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

Gold Coast vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gold Coast instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Ankara	Gold Coast
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY425.06	$17.99 A$25.74	+86.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY371.93	$9.81 A$14.04	+16.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY53.37	$2.78 A$3.98	+130.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY18.10	$2.34 A$3.34	+470.2%
Average			+175.9%

Ankara vs. Gold Coast - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Gold Coast
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY30.49	$2.58 A$3.69	+273.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY212.45	$3.78 A$5.41	-21.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY162.05	$5.29 A$7.57	+44.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY102.48	$4.68 A$6.70	+101.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY112.50	$4.04 A$5.77	+58.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY30.79	$1.62 A$2.32	+132.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY46.42	$1.29 A$1.85	+23.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY26.50	$1.68 A$2.41	+180.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY28.09	$1.78 A$2.54	+179.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY13.03	$1.04 A$1.49	+252.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY11.04	$1.06 A$1.51	+323.3%
Average			+140.7%

Ankara vs. Gold Coast - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Gold Coast
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY194.77	$4.42 A$6.32	+0.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY398.50	$52.33 A$74.88	+480.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2M	$29,060.36 A$41,580.14	-39.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY297.54	$14.01 A$20.05	+108.0%
Average			+137.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Ankara	Gold Coast
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY606.16	$55.20 A$78.98	+302.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY31,686.59	$1,818.60 A$2,602.09	+153.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY22,644.78	$1,341.06 A$1,918.81	+161.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,744.93	$169.08 A$241.93	+172.1%
Average			+197.3%

Ankara vs. Gold Coast - Cost of housing

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Ankara	Gold Coast
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY26,525.63	$2,150.05 A$3,076.34	+258.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY623K	$7,156.66 A$10,239.89	-49.3%
Average			+104.3%

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pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Gold Coast
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY159.40	$6.54 A$9.36	+81.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY142.33	$3.52 A$5.03	+9.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY95.64	$32.05 A$45.86	+1380.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,469.42	$38.60 A$55.22	-31.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY284.26	$13.08 A$18.72	+103.3%
Average			+308.6%

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pay 7.0% more for clothing

	Ankara	Gold Coast
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,531.61	$60.84 A$87.05	+6.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY2,011.78	$48.28 A$69.08	+6.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,601.32	$90.28 A$129.17	-13.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,238.14	$124.29 A$177.84	+29.5%
Average			+7.0%

Ankara vs. Gold Coast - 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: March 2026

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