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Hamadan vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Hamadan is 49.6% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 9.2% less in Hamadan
Groceries: pay 37.8% less in Hamadan
Transportation: pay 39.4% less in Hamadan
Housing: pay 70.5% less in Hamadan
Childcare: pay 93.4% less in Hamadan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.9% less in Hamadan
Clothing: pay 34.0% less in Hamadan

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Hamadan.

Hamadan vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.2% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Hamadan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY409.29	$3.80 IRR160,028	-60.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY358.13	$3.44 IRR144,915	-59.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.39	$0.47 IRR19,798	-61.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.42	$1.00 IRR42,112	+144.1%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 37.8% less for groceries

	Ankara	Hamadan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.36	$0.54 IRR22,591	-22.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.56	$1.89 IRR79,438	-60.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.04	$2.35 IRR99,064	-35.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.68	$0.98 IRR41,451	-57.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.32	$1.39 IRR58,337	-45.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.65	$0.41 IRR17,234	-41.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.70	$0.68 IRR28,724	-35.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.52	$0.38 IRR16,023	-36.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.05	$0.29 IRR12,056	-55.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.55	$0.24 IRR10,249	-17.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.63	$0.23 IRR9,695	-7.9%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 39.4% less for transportation

	Ankara	Hamadan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.55	$1.14 IRR47,824	-74.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.71	$3.00 IRR126,338	-66.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	$68,000.00 IRR2,863,650,000	+41.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.50	$2.85 IRR120,021	-57.7%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 70.5% less for housing

	Ankara	Hamadan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.66	$5.76 IRR242,422	-58.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	$201.19 IRR8,472,789	-72.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	$146.54 IRR6,171,146	-71.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	$12.05 IRR507,532	-80.6%
Average			-70.5%

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pay 93.4% less for childcare

	Ankara	Hamadan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	$68.71 IRR2,893,474	-88.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	$250.00 IRR10,528,125	-98.2%
Average			-93.4%

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pay 62.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Hamadan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.48	$0.65 IRR27,373	-82.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.05	$1.23 IRR51,918	-61.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.09	$1.50 IRR63,169	-30.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	$20.60 IRR867,465	-63.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.71	$1.50 IRR63,169	-76.7%
Average			-62.9%

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pay 34.0% less for clothing

	Ankara	Hamadan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	$25.24 IRR1,062,731	-56.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	$30.76 IRR1,295,282	-32.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	$82.79 IRR3,486,546	-20.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	$69.84 IRR2,940,937	-27.2%
Average			-34.0%

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