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Khemisset vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Khemisset is 20.1% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 51.4% less in Khemisset
Groceries: pay 22.7% less in Khemisset
Transportation: pay 9.4% more in Khemisset
Housing: pay 15.1% more in Khemisset
Childcare: pay 68.8% less in Khemisset
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6% less in Khemisset
Clothing: pay 17.6% less in Khemisset

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

Khemisset vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.4% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Khemisset
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY424.17	$1.93 MAD17.92	-79.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY371.15	$7.45 MAD69.11	-11.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY53.26	$0.39 MAD3.58	-68.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY18.06	$0.22 MAD2.05	-46.1%
Average			-51.4%

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pay 22.7% less for groceries

	Ankara	Khemisset
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY30.43	$0.41 MAD3.84	-40.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY212.00	$4.78 MAD44.35	-0.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY161.71	$2.30 MAD21.32	-37.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY102.26	$1.99 MAD18.43	-14.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY112.26	$3.18 MAD29.54	+25.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY30.73	$0.48 MAD4.41	-31.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY46.33	$0.48 MAD4.49	-54.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY26.45	$0.30 MAD2.79	-49.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY28.03	$0.20 MAD1.86	-68.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY13.00	$0.30 MAD2.79	+1.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY11.02	$0.30 MAD2.79	+20.2%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 9.4% more for transportation

	Ankara	Khemisset
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY194.37	$6.05 MAD56.09	+37.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY397.66	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2M	$37,528.87 MAD348K	-22.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY296.92	$7.62 MAD70.65	+13.0%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 15.1% more for housing

	Ankara	Khemisset
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY604.89	$43.45 MAD403.04	+216.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY31,620.22	$137.97 MAD1,279.89	-80.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY22,597.35	$110.38 MAD1,023.92	-78.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,739.18	$64.01 MAD593.77	+3.0%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 68.8% less for childcare

	Ankara	Khemisset
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY26,470.07	$99.34 MAD921.52	-83.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY622K	$6,484.77 MAD60,155.01	-54.0%
Average			-68.8%

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pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Khemisset
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY159.07	$3.86 MAD35.84	+7.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY142.03	$0.94 MAD8.70	-70.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY95.44	$4.34 MAD40.26	+100.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,464.25	$13.80 MAD127.99	-75.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY283.67	$7.45 MAD69.11	+15.8%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 17.6% less for clothing

	Ankara	Khemisset
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,526.31	$32.01 MAD296.94	-44.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY2,007.57	$46.36 MAD430.04	+1.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,591.68	$89.22 MAD827.66	-14.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,229.26	$82.78 MAD767.94	-13.7%
Average			-17.6%

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