Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Sweden

Malmo vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Malmo is 39.1% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 56.3% more in Malmo
Groceries: pay 90.3% more in Malmo
Transportation: pay 62.9% more in Malmo
Housing: pay 44.8% more in Malmo
Childcare: pay 83.3% less in Malmo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.0% more in Malmo
Clothing: pay 31.1% more in Malmo

The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Malmo are more expensive than in Ankara. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Malmo.

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Malmo vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malmo instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 56.3% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Malmo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 TRY500.19	$15.00 SEK149.95	+47.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 TRY475.18	$12.00 SEK119.96	+24.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 TRY84.48	$3.38 SEK33.82	+97.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 TRY36.34	$2.64 SEK26.39	+257.5%
Average			+56.3%

Ankara vs. Malmo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 90.3% more for groceries

	Ankara	Malmo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 TRY48.17	$2.89 SEK28.89	+195.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 TRY252.83	$6.44 SEK64.36	+25.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 TRY221.92	$6.40 SEK63.95	+41.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 TRY132.81	$4.06 SEK40.60	+50.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 TRY121.99	$5.43 SEK54.33	+119.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 TRY43.82	$1.35 SEK13.52	+51.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 TRY49.64	$1.15 SEK11.51	+14.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 TRY29.26	$1.37 SEK13.68	+130.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 TRY38.20	$1.95 SEK19.45	+150.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.41	$0.75 SEK7.49	+156.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 TRY12.59	$0.68 SEK6.82	+166.7%
Average			+90.3%

Ankara vs. Malmo - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.9% more for transportation

	Ankara	Malmo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 TRY265.02	$6.65 SEK66.52	+23.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 TRY600.23	$63.38 SEK633.77	+419.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,777.71 TRY2M	$32,980.57 SEK330K	-32.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.82 TRY385.14	$25.79 SEK257.91	+229.6%
Average			+62.9%

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pay 44.8% more for housing

	Ankara	Malmo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.61 TRY866.83	$36.88 SEK368.82	+109.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$760.78 TRY37,446.68	$1,058.59 SEK10,585.01	+39.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$572.06 TRY28,157.64	$818.37 SEK8,183.00	+43.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.14 TRY3,550.93	$106.12 SEK1,061.10	+47.1%
Average			+44.8%

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pay 83.3% less for childcare

	Ankara	Malmo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,048.06 TRY51,586.85	$169.95 SEK1,699.38	-83.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,763.76 TRY973K	$3,379.03 SEK33,787.63	-82.9%
Average			-83.3%

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pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Malmo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.08 TRY250.09	$8.50 SEK84.97	+67.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.09 TRY201.41	$4.85 SEK48.53	+18.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 TRY110.04	$7.90 SEK78.97	+253.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.15 TRY3,551.33	$40.28 SEK402.74	-44.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY400.15	$17.40 SEK173.94	+114.0%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 31.1% more for clothing

	Ankara	Malmo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.73 TRY2,644.74	$99.89 SEK998.85	+85.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.06 TRY2,365.60	$45.09 SEK450.88	-6.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.21 TRY5,178.42	$111.08 SEK1,110.66	+5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.84 TRY4,717.40	$153.83 SEK1,538.21	+60.5%
Average			+31.1%

Ankara vs. Malmo - Cost of clothing

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