Cost of living comparison

Turkey

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Argentina

La Plata vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

La Plata is 4.3% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 33.9% more in La Plata
Groceries: pay 32.9% more in La Plata
Transportation: pay 9.4% less in La Plata
Housing: pay 27.4% less in La Plata
Childcare: pay 49.9% less in La Plata
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4% less in La Plata
Clothing: pay 53.2% more in La Plata

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

La Plata vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in La Plata instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 33.9% more for restaurants

	Ankara	La Plata
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY447.06	$15.00 ARS21,967.12	+55.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY391.17	$5.25 ARS7,688.49	-37.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY56.13	$1.38 ARS2,013.65	+13.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY19.03	$0.83 ARS1,220.40	+103.4%
Average			+33.9%

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pay 32.9% more for groceries

	Ankara	La Plata
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY32.07	$1.62 ARS2,377.94	+135.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY223.44	$3.80 ARS5,565.00	-21.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY170.44	$4.49 ARS6,569.22	+22.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY107.78	$2.24 ARS3,273.10	-3.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY118.32	$2.57 ARS3,768.19	+1.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY32.38	$1.13 ARS1,657.37	+62.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY48.83	$0.85 ARS1,237.77	-19.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY27.88	$0.51 ARS750.63	-14.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY29.54	$1.14 ARS1,668.93	+79.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY13.70	$0.34 ARS498.21	+15.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY11.61	$0.51 ARS750.63	+105.0%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 9.4% less for transportation

	Ankara	La Plata
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY204.85	$3.68 ARS5,386.57	-16.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY419.11	$9.00 ARS13,180.27	-0.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2M	$25,000.00 ARS37M	-48.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY312.94	$8.57 ARS12,550.55	+27.2%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 27.4% less for housing

	Ankara	La Plata
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY637.52	$23.25 ARS34,049.04	+69.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY33,325.98	$298.55 ARS437K	-58.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY23,816.37	$183.33 ARS268K	-64.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,886.95	$27.13 ARS39,733.42	-56.3%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 49.9% less for childcare

	Ankara	La Plata
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY27,898.01	$367.39 ARS538K	-38.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY655K	$5,496.25 ARS8M	-61.0%
Average			-49.9%

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pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	La Plata
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY167.65	$3.00 ARS4,393.42	-16.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY149.69	$3.67 ARS5,369.74	+13.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY100.59	$3.00 ARS4,393.42	+38.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,597.18	$22.01 ARS32,236.75	-60.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY298.97	$6.98 ARS10,222.03	+8.4%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 53.2% more for clothing

	Ankara	La Plata
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,662.59	$91.23 ARS134K	+59.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY2,115.87	$89.00 ARS130K	+95.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,839.38	$122.33 ARS179K	+17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,457.41	$134.94 ARS198K	+40.6%
Average			+53.2%

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