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Jaco Beach vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Jaco Beach is 36.0% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 74.3% more in Jaco Beach
Groceries: pay 92.5% more in Jaco Beach
Transportation: pay 46.5% more in Jaco Beach
Housing: pay 49.2% more in Jaco Beach
Childcare: pay 40.1% less in Jaco Beach
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.6% more in Jaco Beach
Clothing: pay 4.2% less in Jaco Beach

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

Jaco Beach vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.3% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Jaco Beach
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY409.29	$7.73 CRC3,774.04	-19.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY358.13	$9.91 CRC4,838.51	+17.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.39	$1.58 CRC770.52	+30.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.42	$1.51 CRC738.26	+268.9%
Average			+74.3%

Ankara vs. Jaco Beach - Cost of restaurants

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pay 92.5% more for groceries

	Ankara	Jaco Beach
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.36	$2.03 CRC991.89	+194.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.56	$4.95 CRC2,419.25	+3.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.04	$5.39 CRC2,632.15	+46.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.68	$2.39 CRC1,165.19	+2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.32	$3.68 CRC1,799.66	+44.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.65	$1.94 CRC946.86	+178.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.70	$0.65 CRC319.23	-37.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.52	$1.89 CRC921.78	+214.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.05	$1.43 CRC697.92	+124.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.55	$0.62 CRC302.87	+110.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.63	$0.59 CRC289.70	+137.2%
Average			+92.5%

Ankara vs. Jaco Beach - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.5% more for transportation

	Ankara	Jaco Beach
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.55	$5.39 CRC2,631.82	+22.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	$37,640.45 CRC18,386,324.93	-21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.50	$16.12 CRC7,872.25	+139.2%
Average			+46.5%

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pay 49.2% more for housing

	Ankara	Jaco Beach
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.66	$42.59 CRC20,805.58	+210.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	$730.71 CRC356,931.46	+1.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	$497.43 CRC242,979.15	-3.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	$54.43 CRC26,587.39	-12.4%
Average			+49.2%

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pay 40.1% less for childcare

	Ankara	Jaco Beach
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	$438.62 CRC214,254.88	-27.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	$6,584.85 CRC3,216,516.75	-53.3%
Average			-40.1%

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pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Jaco Beach
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.48	$2.67 CRC1,306.40	-25.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.05	$3.78 CRC1,845.66	+17.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.09	$5.15 CRC2,516.02	+137.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	$47.55 CRC23,224.83	-15.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.71	$9.91 CRC4,838.51	+53.9%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 4.2% less for clothing

	Ankara	Jaco Beach
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	$24.98 CRC12,201.65	-56.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	$51.31 CRC25,062.18	+12.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	$120.28 CRC58,753.29	+15.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	$106.98 CRC52,255.87	+11.5%
Average			-4.2%

Ankara vs. Jaco Beach - 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: December 2025

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