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
TRY203.62
|
$5.21
₱304.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY203.62
|
$4.34
₱253.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY34.26
|
$0.95
₱55.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.61
|
$0.48
₱28.33
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY20.50
|
$1.33
₱77.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY121.11
|
$4.28
₱249.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY123.16
|
$6.97
₱407.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY56.49
|
$2.08
₱121.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY84.57
|
$2.27
₱132.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.49
|
$1.48
₱86.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY21.60
|
$0.77
₱44.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.02
|
$1.53
₱89.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.03
|
$0.97
₱56.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.03
|
$1.09
₱63.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.55
|
$1.37
₱80.06
|
|
pay 22.2% less for transportation
Ankara
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY155.34
|
$4.31
₱251.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY279.97
|
$10.12
₱591.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,527,115.31
|
$26,066.56
₱1,522,547.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY188.34
|
$2.66
₱155.30
|
|
pay 49.9% more for housing
Ankara
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY357.79
|
$28.90
₱1,688.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY17,508.24
|
$465.25
₱27,175.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,007.32
|
$244.37
₱14,273.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,750.76
|
$96.97
₱5,664.07
|
|
pay 46.3% more for childcare
Ankara
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY14,611.72
|
$499.25
₱29,161.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY260,807.34
|
$14,398.67
₱841,026.25
|
|
pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY99.26
|
$1.22
₱71.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY76.66
|
$2.95
₱172.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY59.05
|
$2.95
₱172.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,203.62
|
$41.83
₱2,443.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY152.71
|
$6.52
₱380.64
|
|
pay 28.3% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,572.39
|
$33.02
₱1,928.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,450.76
|
$27.26
₱1,592.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,033.87
|
$73.19
₱4,275.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,713.57
|
$64.44
₱3,763.99
|
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