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Mandaue vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Mandaue is 16.5% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 37.7% less in Mandaue
Groceries: pay 88.1% more in Mandaue
Transportation: pay 40.0% less in Mandaue
Housing: pay 14.5% more in Mandaue
Childcare: pay 87.8% less in Mandaue
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.4% less in Mandaue
Clothing: pay 33.1% less in Mandaue

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

Mandaue vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.7% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Mandaue
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY425.06	$4.05 ₱241.11	-58.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY371.93	$4.30 ₱256.27	-48.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY53.37	$0.73 ₱43.57	-39.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY18.10	$0.39 ₱23.35	-4.4%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 88.1% more for groceries

	Ankara	Mandaue
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY30.49	$1.41 ₱84.00	+104.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY212.45	$6.25 ₱372.62	+30.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY162.05	$7.81 ₱465.64	+113.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY102.48	$2.15 ₱128.14	-7.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY112.50	$2.13 ₱127.17	-16.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY30.79	$0.78 ₱46.50	+11.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY46.42	$0.62 ₱37.20	-40.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY26.50	$1.47 ₱87.83	+145.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY28.09	$0.62 ₱37.20	-1.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY13.03	$1.14 ₱68.20	+287.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY11.04	$1.11 ₱65.87	+342.1%
Average			+88.1%

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pay 40.0% less for transportation

	Ankara	Mandaue
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY194.77	$4.12 ₱245.41	-6.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY398.50	??
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 TRY297.54	$2.70 ₱160.94	-59.9%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 14.5% more for housing

	Ankara	Mandaue
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY606.16	$29.58 ₱1,762.73	+115.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY31,686.59	$473.09 ₱28,189.76	-34.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY22,644.78	$275.25 ₱16,401.31	-46.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,744.93	$76.30 ₱4,546.54	+22.8%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 87.8% less for childcare

	Ankara	Mandaue
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY26,525.63	$69.77 ₱4,157.28	-88.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY623K	$1,806.33 ₱108K	-87.2%
Average			-87.8%

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pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Mandaue
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY159.40	$1.03 ₱61.50	-71.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY142.33	$2.48 ₱147.87	-23.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY95.64	$2.58 ₱153.76	+19.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,469.42	$46.45 ₱2,767.72	-16.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY284.26	$6.11 ₱363.90	-5.1%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 33.1% less for clothing

	Ankara	Mandaue
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,531.61	$52.64 ₱3,136.55	-8.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY2,011.78	$22.36 ₱1,332.61	-50.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,601.32	$73.54 ₱4,382.23	-29.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,238.14	$53.76 ₱3,203.38	-44.0%
Average			-33.1%

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