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Kajang vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Kajang is 1.6% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants
pay 31.8% less in Kajang
Groceries
pay 65.9% more in Kajang
Transportation
pay 12.8% less in Kajang
Housing
pay 38.0% more in Kajang
Childcare
pay 60.0% less in Kajang
Entertainment and Sports
pay 25.1% more in Kajang
Clothing
pay 13.2% less in Kajang

The cost of groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Kajang are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, and transportation are lower in Kajang.

Kajang vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

pay 31.8% less for restaurants

 
Ankara
Kajang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.62
TRY409.29
$3.55
MYR14.61
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.42
TRY358.13
$4.74
MYR19.47
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.21
TRY51.39
$0.78
MYR3.22

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pay 65.9% more for groceries

 
Ankara
Kajang
Bread
1 loaf
$0.69
TRY29.36
$0.98
MYR4.03
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.81
TRY204.56
$7.79
MYR32.01
Milk (1 gallon) $3.67
TRY156.04
$7.01
MYR28.81

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pay 12.8% less for transportation

 
Ankara
Kajang
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.41
TRY187.55
$1.84
MYR7.57
Monthly public transit pass $9.02
TRY383.71
$11.84
MYR48.69
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $48,122.27
TRY2,046,447.66
$35,528.19
MYR146,056.37

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pay 38.0% more for housing

 
Ankara
Kajang
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.72
TRY583.66
$30.14
MYR123.90
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $717.46
TRY30,510.67
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $512.73
TRY21,804.41
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pay 60.0% less for childcare

 
Ankara
Kajang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $600.60
TRY25,541.24
$213.17
MYR876.34
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,110.57
TRY600,066.10
$6,276.65
MYR25,803.29

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pay 25.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ankara
Kajang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.61
TRY153.48
$4.74
MYR19.47
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.22
TRY137.05
$3.06
MYR12.58
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.17
TRY92.09
$4.26
MYR17.53

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pay 13.2% less for clothing

 
Ankara
Kajang
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.32
TRY2,437.66
$61.63
MYR253.36
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.55
TRY1,937.12
$37.09
MYR152.47
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.18
TRY4,430.56
$87.76
MYR360.77

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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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