Cost of living comparison

Turkey

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Japan

Kobe vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Kobe is 31.3% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 31.4% less in Kobe
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Kobe
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Kobe
Housing: pay 25.7% more in Kobe
Childcare: pay 69.1% less in Kobe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% less in Kobe
Clothing: pay 35.4% less in Kobe

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

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Kobe vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.4% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Kobe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 TRY499.23	$7.59 ¥1,198	-25.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 TRY474.27	$4.87 ¥769	-49.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 TRY84.32	$1.17 ¥184	-32.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 TRY36.27	$0.60 ¥95	-18.6%
Average			-31.4%

Ankara vs. Kobe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Kobe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 TRY48.08	$1.29 ¥204	+31.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 TRY252.35	$6.33 ¥999	+23.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 TRY221.50	$5.78 ¥912	+28.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 TRY132.56	$2.05 ¥324	-23.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 TRY121.75	$3.16 ¥498	+27.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 TRY43.73	$3.53 ¥558	+296.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 TRY49.55	$1.36 ¥215	+35.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 TRY29.21	$2.28 ¥359	+282.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 TRY38.13	$3.54 ¥559	+356.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.38	$1.72 ¥272	+488.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 TRY12.57	$1.58 ¥249	+517.1%
Average			+187.6%

Ankara vs. Kobe - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Kobe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 TRY264.51	$4.10 ¥647	-23.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 TRY599.08	$63.27 ¥9,986	+418.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,777.71 TRY2M	$20,061.49 ¥3M	-58.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.82 TRY384.41	$28.47 ¥4,493	+263.8%
Average			+150.0%

Ankara vs. Kobe - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.7% more for housing

	Ankara	Kobe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.61 TRY865.17	$31.16 ¥4,918	+76.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$760.78 TRY37,375.31	$687.49 ¥109K	-9.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$572.06 TRY28,103.98	$463.95 ¥73,227	-18.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.14 TRY3,544.17	$111.27 ¥17,563	+54.2%
Average			+25.7%

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pay 69.1% less for childcare

	Ankara	Kobe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,048.06 TRY51,488.53	$322.65 ¥50,926	-69.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,763.76 TRY971K	$6,149.41 ¥971K	-68.9%
Average			-69.1%

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pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Kobe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.08 TRY249.62	$2.06 ¥326	-59.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.09 TRY201.03	$2.34 ¥369	-42.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 TRY109.83	$3.48 ¥549	+55.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.15 TRY3,544.57	$46.39 ¥7,323	-35.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY399.39	$11.39 ¥1,797	+40.1%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 35.4% less for clothing

	Ankara	Kobe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.73 TRY2,639.70	$50.30 ¥7,938	-6.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.06 TRY2,361.09	$25.31 ¥3,994	-47.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.21 TRY5,168.55	$45.97 ¥7,256	-56.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.84 TRY4,708.41	$65.37 ¥10,318	-31.8%
Average			-35.4%

Ankara vs. Kobe - Cost of clothing

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