Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 2.2 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
₺168.77
|
$14.21
$545.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
₺168.77
|
$10.33
$396.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
₺31.10
|
$1.89
$72.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
₺11.92
|
$1.50
$57.41
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
₺15.55
|
$2.54
$97.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
₺118.07
|
$5.81
$223.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
₺144.12
|
$4.25
$163.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₺61.05
|
$3.63
$139.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
₺66.18
|
$4.39
$168.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.34
|
$0.86
$32.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
₺23.08
|
$1.11
$42.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.40
|
$0.56
$21.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
₺17.49
|
$1.25
$47.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₺8.27
|
$0.72
$27.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
₺9.13
|
$0.74
$28.60
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₺140.30
|
$7.51
$288.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
₺506.31
|
$46.50
$1,785.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
₺1,350,156.12
|
$41,329.05
$1,586,798.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
₺128.26
|
$19.24
$738.85
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
₺313.16
|
$40.79
$1,566.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
₺11,293.49
|
$599.74
$23,026.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
₺7,545.40
|
$495.10
$19,009.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
₺1,621.49
|
$111.42
$4,277.81
|
|
pay 57.2% more for childcare
Ankara
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₺7,364.37
|
$353.02
$13,553.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
₺146,978.18
|
$7,177.69
$275,582.20
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
₺84.38
|
$3.10
$119.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
₺70.07
|
$3.91
$149.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
₺59.07
|
$4.78
$183.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
₺759.52
|
$50.84
$1,951.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₺108.86
|
$9.56
$366.95
|
|
pay 73.7% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
₺1,437.39
|
$101.50
$3,896.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
₺1,087.19
|
$46.37
$1,780.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
₺2,497.79
|
$119.79
$4,599.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
₺2,138.17
|
$112.62
$4,324.02
|
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