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Turkey

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Malta

Marsascala vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Marsascala is 24.3% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 63.9% more in Marsascala
Groceries: pay 71.2% more in Marsascala
Transportation: pay 54.4% more in Marsascala
Housing: pay 36.3% more in Marsascala
Childcare: pay 77.9% less in Marsascala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.3% more in Marsascala
Clothing: pay 2.3% less in Marsascala

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

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Marsascala vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.9% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Marsascala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 TRY499.23	$19.60 €17.41	+92.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 TRY474.27	$13.44 €11.94	+39.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 TRY84.32	$2.43 €2.16	+41.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 TRY36.27	$1.34 €1.19	+82.0%
Average			+63.9%

Ankara vs. Marsascala - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.2% more for groceries

	Ankara	Marsascala
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 TRY48.08	$0.84 €0.75	-14.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 TRY252.35	$2.80 €2.49	-45.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 TRY221.50	$4.72 €4.19	+4.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 TRY132.56	$4.24 €3.77	+57.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 TRY121.75	$2.79 €2.48	+12.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 TRY43.73	$1.52 €1.35	+71.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 TRY49.55	$1.14 €1.02	+13.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 TRY29.21	$1.02 €0.90	+70.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 TRY38.13	$1.32 €1.17	+70.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.38	$1.13 €1.00	+284.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 TRY12.57	$0.91 €0.81	+257.2%
Average			+71.2%

Ankara vs. Marsascala - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.4% more for transportation

	Ankara	Marsascala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 TRY264.51	$5.68 €5.05	+5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 TRY599.08	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,777.71 TRY2M	$31,352.60 €27,851.64	-35.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.82 TRY384.41	$22.95 €20.39	+193.4%
Average			+54.4%

Ankara vs. Marsascala - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.3% more for housing

	Ankara	Marsascala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.61 TRY865.17	$27.99 €24.87	+59.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$760.78 TRY37,375.31	$1,007.76 €895.23	+32.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$572.06 TRY28,103.98	$839.80 €746.03	+46.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.14 TRY3,544.17	$77.06 €68.46	+6.8%
Average			+36.3%

Ankara vs. Marsascala - Cost of housing

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pay 77.9% less for childcare

	Ankara	Marsascala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,048.06 TRY51,488.53	$223.95 €198.94	-78.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,763.76 TRY971K	$4,478.94 €3,978.81	-77.3%
Average			-77.9%

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pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Marsascala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.08 TRY249.62	$3.92 €3.48	-22.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.09 TRY201.03	$2.24 €1.99	-45.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 TRY109.83	$6.44 €5.72	+188.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.15 TRY3,544.57	$55.99 €49.74	-22.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY399.39	$10.08 €8.95	+24.0%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 2.3% less for clothing

	Ankara	Marsascala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.73 TRY2,639.70	$87.34 €77.59	+62.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.06 TRY2,361.09	$29.86 €26.53	-37.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.21 TRY5,168.55	$86.78 €77.09	-17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.84 TRY4,708.41	$80.25 €71.29	-16.3%
Average			-2.3%

Ankara vs. Marsascala - Cost of clothing

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