Cost of living comparison
Manila is 29.1% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Manila instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 9.7% less for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY213.17
|
$5.21
₱298.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY213.17
|
$4.34
₱248.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY35.87
|
$0.95
₱54.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.25
|
$0.48
₱27.76
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY21.46
|
$1.33
₱76.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY126.79
|
$4.28
₱244.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY128.94
|
$6.97
₱398.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY59.14
|
$2.08
₱118.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY88.54
|
$2.27
₱130.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.22
|
$1.48
₱84.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY22.61
|
$0.77
₱43.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.73
|
$1.53
₱87.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.78
|
$0.97
₱55.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.45
|
$1.09
₱62.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.86
|
$1.37
₱78.44
|
|
pay 22.2% less for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY162.63
|
$4.31
₱246.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY293.11
|
$10.12
₱579.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,598,796.43
|
$26,066.56
₱1,491,789.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY197.18
|
$2.66
₱152.16
|
|
pay 49.9% more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY374.58
|
$28.90
₱1,654.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY18,330.06
|
$465.25
₱26,626.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,570.93
|
$244.37
₱13,985.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,832.94
|
$96.97
₱5,549.64
|
|
pay 46.3% more for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY15,297.57
|
$499.25
₱28,571.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY273,049.35
|
$14,398.67
₱824,035.88
|
|
pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY103.92
|
$1.22
₱69.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY80.25
|
$2.95
₱168.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.82
|
$2.95
₱169.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,260.11
|
$41.83
₱2,393.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY159.88
|
$6.52
₱372.95
|
|
pay 28.3% less for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,646.19
|
$33.02
₱1,889.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,518.86
|
$27.26
₱1,560.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,176.28
|
$73.19
₱4,188.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,840.94
|
$64.44
₱3,687.95
|
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