Cost of living comparison
London is 4.2 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in London instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Ankara
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY203.62
|
$25.22
£19.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY203.62
|
$10.09
£7.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY34.26
|
$2.54
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.61
|
$2.08
£1.65
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY20.50
|
$1.96
£1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY121.11
|
$4.74
£3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY123.16
|
$6.34
£5.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY56.49
|
$3.99
£3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY84.57
|
$4.28
£3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.49
|
$1.47
£1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY21.60
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.02
|
$1.48
£1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.03
|
$1.76
£1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.03
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.55
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY155.34
|
$7.20
£5.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY279.97
|
$252.24
£199.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,527,115.31
|
$34,406.00
£27,200.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY188.34
|
$25.33
£20.02
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Ankara
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY357.79
|
$39.12
£30.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY17,508.24
|
$2,697.16
£2,132.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,007.32
|
$2,027.26
£1,602.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,750.76
|
$284.51
£224.92
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Ankara
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY14,611.72
|
$2,321.07
£1,834.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY260,807.34
|
$25,293.41
£19,996.36
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY99.26
|
$8.20
£6.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY76.66
|
$4.56
£3.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY59.05
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,203.62
|
$58.95
£46.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY152.71
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
pay 49.2% more for clothing
Ankara
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,572.39
|
$103.07
£81.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,450.76
|
$49.65
£39.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,033.87
|
$112.31
£88.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,713.57
|
$123.32
£97.49
|
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