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Lapu-lapu vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Lapu-lapu is 18.5% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 36.2% less in Lapu-lapu
Groceries: pay 86.4% more in Lapu-lapu
Transportation: pay 39.7% less in Lapu-lapu
Housing: pay 7.6% more in Lapu-lapu
Childcare: pay 81.5% less in Lapu-lapu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.7% less in Lapu-lapu
Clothing: pay 35.1% less in Lapu-lapu

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

Lapu-lapu vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lapu-lapu instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 36.2% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Lapu-lapu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY428.49	$4.30 ₱259.80	-55.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY374.92	$4.30 ₱259.80	-48.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY53.80	$0.77 ₱46.65	-36.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY18.24	$0.39 ₱23.67	-4.4%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 86.4% more for groceries

	Ankara	Lapu-lapu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY30.74	$1.37 ₱82.62	+98.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY214.16	$5.81 ₱350.73	+20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY163.36	$6.28 ₱379.61	+71.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY103.30	$2.20 ₱133.02	-5.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY113.40	$2.24 ₱135.36	-12.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY31.04	$1.46 ₱87.99	+108.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY46.80	$0.59 ₱35.94	-43.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY26.72	$1.07 ₱64.42	+77.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY28.32	$0.98 ₱58.92	+53.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY13.13	$1.00 ₱60.34	+238.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY11.13	$1.11 ₱66.78	+342.1%
Average			+86.4%

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pay 39.7% less for transportation

	Ankara	Lapu-lapu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY196.34	$4.12 ₱248.79	-6.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY401.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2M	$22,364.05 ₱1M	-53.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY299.94	$2.75 ₱166.27	-59.1%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 7.6% more for housing

	Ankara	Lapu-lapu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY611.04	$29.58 ₱1,787.02	+115.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY31,941.65	$329.28 ₱19,891.03	-54.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY22,827.06	$237.44 ₱14,343.29	-53.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,767.03	$76.30 ₱4,609.18	+22.8%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 81.5% less for childcare

	Ankara	Lapu-lapu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY26,739.15	$146.23 ₱8,833.25	-75.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY628K	$1,806.33 ₱109K	-87.2%
Average			-81.5%

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pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Lapu-lapu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY160.68	$1.50 ₱90.54	-58.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY143.48	$2.57 ₱155.33	-20.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY96.41	$1.72 ₱103.92	-20.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,489.30	$28.39 ₱1,714.69	-49.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY286.55	$6.11 ₱368.92	-5.1%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 35.1% less for clothing

	Ankara	Lapu-lapu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,551.99	$46.02 ₱2,779.88	-19.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY2,027.98	$22.36 ₱1,350.97	-50.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,638.36	$77.41 ₱4,676.43	-25.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,272.25	$53.76 ₱3,247.52	-44.0%
Average			-35.1%

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