Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 99.7% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 20.2% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 12.3% more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.3% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 0.8% more in Hong Kong

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, and clothing in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Ankara. Notably, housing, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 20.2% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 TRY503.16	$8.28 HK$65.00	-18.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 TRY478.00	$6.37 HK$50.00	-34.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 TRY84.98	$1.30 HK$10.24	-24.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 TRY36.56	$1.09 HK$8.59	+48.2%
Average			-20.2%

Ankara vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 TRY48.46	$2.37 HK$18.59	+142.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 TRY254.34	$12.52 HK$98.23	+143.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 TRY223.24	$11.07 HK$86.91	+145.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 TRY133.60	$3.47 HK$27.20	+28.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 TRY122.71	$3.96 HK$31.06	+59.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 TRY44.08	$1.87 HK$14.70	+110.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 TRY49.94	$1.25 HK$9.78	+23.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 TRY29.44	$2.09 HK$16.41	+251.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 TRY38.43	$1.80 HK$14.11	+131.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.49	$1.43 HK$11.25	+389.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 TRY12.66	$1.44 HK$11.31	+463.6%
Average			+142.9%

Ankara vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 TRY266.59	$15.51 HK$121.73	+188.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 TRY603.79	$89.19 HK$700.01	+631.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,777.71 TRY2M	$44,597.12 HK$350K	-8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.82 TRY387.43	$14.40 HK$113.00	+84.0%
Average			+146.4%

Ankara vs. Hong Kong - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Ankara	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.61 TRY871.98	$21.52 HK$168.90	+22.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$760.78 TRY37,669.21	$2,207.41 HK$17,324.05	+190.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$572.06 TRY28,324.97	$1,690.00 HK$13,263.34	+195.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.14 TRY3,572.03	$190.59 HK$1,495.82	+164.2%
Average			+176.0%

Ankara vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 12.3% more for childcare

	Ankara	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,048.06 TRY51,893.40	$1,171.99 HK$9,197.98	+11.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,763.76 TRY979K	$22,295.74 HK$175K	+12.8%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 64.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.08 TRY251.58	$7.65 HK$60.00	+50.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.09 TRY202.61	$5.04 HK$39.56	+23.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 TRY110.70	$13.38 HK$105.00	+498.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.15 TRY3,572.44	$93.07 HK$730.44	+29.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$13.70 HK$107.50	+68.5%
Average			+64.3%

Ankara vs. Hong Kong - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.8% more for clothing

	Ankara	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.73 TRY2,660.46	$67.63 HK$530.78	+25.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.06 TRY2,379.65	$41.11 HK$322.62	-14.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.21 TRY5,209.19	$80.54 HK$632.08	-23.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.84 TRY4,745.43	$119.85 HK$940.64	+25.1%
Average			+0.8%

Ankara vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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