Cost of living comparison
London is 4.2 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in London instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Ankara
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
₺166.28
|
$21.12
£16.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
₺166.28
|
$9.10
£7.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
₺30.64
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
₺11.74
|
$1.75
£1.39
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
₺15.32
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
₺116.33
|
$4.08
£3.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
₺142.00
|
$5.80
£4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₺60.15
|
$3.53
£2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
₺65.21
|
$3.80
£3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.14
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
₺22.74
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.20
|
$1.16
£0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
₺17.24
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₺8.15
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
₺9.00
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₺138.23
|
$8.25
£6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
₺498.85
|
$198.74
£157.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
₺1,330,277.25
|
$31,052.51
£24,642.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
₺126.38
|
$22.83
£18.12
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
Ankara
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
₺308.55
|
$36.24
£28.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
₺11,127.21
|
$2,575.57
£2,043.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
₺7,434.31
|
$1,776.05
£1,409.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
₺1,597.61
|
$286.24
£227.15
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Ankara
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₺7,255.94
|
$1,945.82
£1,544.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
₺144,814.16
|
$21,135.46
£16,772.85
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
₺83.14
|
$7.45
£5.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
₺69.04
|
$4.25
£3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
₺58.20
|
$16.15
£12.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
₺748.34
|
$56.73
£45.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₺107.25
|
$14.91
£11.83
|
|
pay 59.9% more for clothing
Ankara
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
₺1,416.23
|
$92.70
£73.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
₺1,071.18
|
$42.71
£33.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
₺2,461.01
|
$92.09
£73.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
₺2,106.69
|
$120.19
£95.38
|
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