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Kazan vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Kazan is 6.1% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 0.2% less in Kazan
Groceries: pay 9.9% more in Kazan
Transportation: pay 11.6% more in Kazan
Housing: pay 19.7% less in Kazan
Childcare: pay 30.8% less in Kazan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.8% less in Kazan
Clothing: pay 2.5% less in Kazan

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

Kazan vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.2% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Kazan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY427.76	$7.15 RUB583.34	-25.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY374.29	$5.96 RUB486.11	-29.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY53.71	$1.09 RUB88.55	-10.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY18.21	$0.67 RUB54.93	+64.3%
Average			-0.2%

Ankara vs. Kazan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.9% more for groceries

	Ankara	Kazan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY30.68	$0.66 RUB53.47	-5.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY213.79	$5.20 RUB424.00	+8.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY163.08	$3.89 RUB317.51	+6.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY103.13	$1.87 RUB152.25	-19.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY113.21	$2.08 RUB169.49	-18.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY30.99	$0.84 RUB68.60	+20.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY46.72	$0.80 RUB65.17	-24.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY26.67	$1.06 RUB86.55	+76.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY28.27	$1.03 RUB83.79	+61.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY13.11	$0.29 RUB23.67	-1.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY11.11	$0.26 RUB21.50	+5.4%
Average			+9.9%

Ankara vs. Kazan - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.6% more for transportation

	Ankara	Kazan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY196.01	$2.61 RUB213.31	-40.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY401.02	$23.82 RUB1,944.45	+164.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2M	$35,737.37 RUB3M	-25.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY299.43	$3.29 RUB268.92	-51.1%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 19.7% less for housing

	Ankara	Kazan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY610.00	$6.10 RUB498.00	-55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY31,887.48	$580.46 RUB47,373.90	-19.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY22,788.34	$380.21 RUB31,030.20	-25.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,762.33	$75.52 RUB6,163.54	+21.5%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 30.8% less for childcare

	Ankara	Kazan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY26,693.80	$238.25 RUB19,444.51	-60.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY627K	$13,937.57 RUB1M	-1.2%
Average			-30.8%

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pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Kazan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY160.41	$3.57 RUB291.67	-1.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY143.23	$2.76 RUB225.23	-14.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY96.25	$2.98 RUB243.06	+37.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,485.08	$22.58 RUB1,843.18	-59.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY286.06	$5.36 RUB437.50	-16.7%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 2.5% less for clothing

	Ankara	Kazan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,547.66	$63.14 RUB5,152.80	+10.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY2,024.54	$41.69 RUB3,402.79	-8.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,630.49	$96.29 RUB7,858.82	-7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,265.01	$92.32 RUB7,534.75	-3.8%
Average			-2.5%

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