Cost of living comparison

Turkey

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United States

Little Rock vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Little Rock is 47.1% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 56.8% more in Little Rock
Groceries: pay 96.8% more in Little Rock
Transportation: pay 10.9% more in Little Rock
Housing: pay 69.4% more in Little Rock
Childcare: pay 2.7% less in Little Rock
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% more in Little Rock
Clothing: pay 1.1% less in Little Rock

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

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Little Rock vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Little Rock instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 56.8% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Little Rock
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 TRY500.19	$17.00	+67.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 TRY475.18	$11.00	+13.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 TRY84.48	$3.00	+74.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 TRY36.34	$2.38	+221.7%
Average			+56.8%

Ankara vs. Little Rock - Cost of restaurants

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pay 96.8% more for groceries

	Ankara	Little Rock
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 TRY48.17	$2.75	+181.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 TRY252.83	$5.16	+0.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 TRY221.92	$4.08	-9.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 TRY132.81	$3.46	+28.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 TRY121.99	$5.38	+116.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 TRY43.82	$2.27	+155.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 TRY49.64	$0.66	-35.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 TRY29.26	$2.00	+236.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 TRY38.20	$1.74	+124.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.41	$1.27	+333.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 TRY12.59	$1.14	+347.3%
Average			+96.8%

Ankara vs. Little Rock - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.9% more for transportation

	Ankara	Little Rock
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 TRY265.02	$3.57	-33.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 TRY600.23	$36.00	+195.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,777.71 TRY2M	$36,736.00	-24.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.82 TRY385.14	$14.50	+85.3%
Average			+10.9%

Ankara vs. Little Rock - Cost of transportation

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pay 69.4% more for housing

	Ankara	Little Rock
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.61 TRY866.83	$68.50	+289.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$760.78 TRY37,446.68	$1,135.00	+49.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$572.06 TRY28,157.64	$883.25	+54.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.14 TRY3,550.93	$166.32	+130.5%
Average			+69.4%

Ankara vs. Little Rock - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7% less for childcare

	Ankara	Little Rock
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,048.06 TRY51,586.85	$1,033.33	-1.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,763.76 TRY973K	$18,980.00	-4.0%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 10.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Little Rock
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.08 TRY250.09	$5.50	+8.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.09 TRY201.41	$5.20	+27.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 TRY110.04	$9.48	+324.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.15 TRY3,551.33	$28.75	-60.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY400.15	$13.00	+59.9%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 1.1% less for clothing

	Ankara	Little Rock
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.73 TRY2,644.74	$51.25	-4.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.06 TRY2,365.60	$38.75	-19.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.21 TRY5,178.42	$83.75	-20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.84 TRY4,717.40	$150.00	+56.5%
Average			-1.1%

Ankara vs. Little Rock - Cost of clothing

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