Cost of living comparison

Turkey

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Costa Rica

Jaco Beach vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Jaco Beach is 4.4% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 20.9% more in Jaco Beach
Groceries: pay 75.7% more in Jaco Beach
Transportation: pay 17.8% less in Jaco Beach
Housing: pay 1.6% less in Jaco Beach
Childcare: pay 58.7% less in Jaco Beach
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% less in Jaco Beach
Clothing: pay 2.5% less in Jaco Beach

The cost of groceries and restaurants in Jaco Beach are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing are lower in Jaco Beach. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Jaco Beach.

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Jaco Beach vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jaco Beach instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 20.9% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Jaco Beach
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 TRY500.19	$11.50 CRC5,247.00	+13.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 TRY475.18	$9.93 CRC4,530.22	+2.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 TRY84.48	$2.33 CRC1,063.77	+35.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 TRY36.34	$1.89 CRC860.62	+155.4%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 75.7% more for groceries

	Ankara	Jaco Beach
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 TRY48.17	$2.25 CRC1,024.41	+129.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 TRY252.83	$5.33 CRC2,432.23	+3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 TRY221.92	$7.33 CRC3,345.61	+62.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 TRY132.81	$2.64 CRC1,203.39	-2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 TRY121.99	$4.07 CRC1,858.67	+64.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 TRY43.82	$2.28 CRC1,038.13	+155.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 TRY49.64	$0.73 CRC331.75	-27.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 TRY29.26	$2.09 CRC952.00	+250.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 TRY38.20	$1.58 CRC720.80	+103.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.41	$0.69 CRC312.80	+134.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 TRY12.59	$0.66 CRC299.20	+156.4%
Average			+75.7%

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pay 17.8% less for transportation

	Ankara	Jaco Beach
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 TRY265.02	$5.80 CRC2,644.49	+7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 TRY600.23	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,777.71 TRY2M	$21,990.00 CRC10M	-54.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.82 TRY385.14	$15.13 CRC6,906.05	+93.4%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 1.6% less for housing

	Ankara	Jaco Beach
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.61 TRY866.83	$47.09 CRC21,487.72	+167.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$760.78 TRY37,446.68	$755.53 CRC345K	-0.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$572.06 TRY28,157.64	$523.79 CRC239K	-8.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.14 TRY3,550.93	$60.18 CRC27,459.09	-16.6%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 58.7% less for childcare

	Ankara	Jaco Beach
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,048.06 TRY51,586.85	$484.94 CRC221K	-53.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,763.76 TRY973K	$7,280.22 CRC3M	-63.2%
Average			-58.7%

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pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Jaco Beach
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.08 TRY250.09	$3.29 CRC1,499.14	-35.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.09 TRY201.41	$4.00 CRC1,826.56	-2.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 TRY110.04	$5.91 CRC2,698.46	+164.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.15 TRY3,551.33	$52.57 CRC23,986.29	-27.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY400.15	$7.67 CRC3,498.00	-5.7%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 2.5% less for clothing

	Ankara	Jaco Beach
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.73 TRY2,644.74	$25.00 CRC11,407.54	-53.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.06 TRY2,365.60	$55.79 CRC25,456.80	+16.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.21 TRY5,178.42	$128.46 CRC58,614.54	+22.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.84 TRY4,717.40	$131.42 CRC59,965.72	+37.1%
Average			-2.5%

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