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Moose Jaw vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Moose Jaw is 85.6% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 95.8% more in Moose Jaw
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Moose Jaw
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Moose Jaw
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Moose Jaw
Childcare: pay 5.5% less in Moose Jaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Moose Jaw
Clothing: pay 1.4% more in Moose Jaw

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Moose Jaw are more expensive than in Ankara. Notably, transportation, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Moose Jaw.

Moose Jaw vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moose Jaw instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 95.8% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Moose Jaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY409.29	$17.94 CA$24.81	+86.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY358.13	$10.05 CA$13.89	+19.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.39	$2.33 CA$3.22	+92.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.42	$1.17 CA$1.61	+184.6%
Average			+95.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Moose Jaw
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.36	$2.28 CA$3.15	+230.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.56	$3.96 CA$5.47	-17.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.04	$5.62 CA$7.77	+53.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.68	$3.05 CA$4.22	+31.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.32	$4.31 CA$5.95	+69.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.65	$1.36 CA$1.89	+95.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.70	$0.57 CA$0.78	-46.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.52	$1.08 CA$1.49	+79.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.05	$1.36 CA$1.89	+114.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.55	$1.41 CA$1.95	+377.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.63	$0.98 CA$1.35	+290.6%
Average			+116.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Moose Jaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.55	$4.07 CA$5.63	-7.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.71	$57.41 CA$79.39	+536.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	$24,382.26 CA$33,717.01	-49.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.50	$13.83 CA$19.13	+105.3%
Average			+146.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Ankara	Moose Jaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.66	$67.62 CA$93.51	+392.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	$813.27 CA$1,124.63	+13.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	$681.71 CA$942.70	+33.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	$117.58 CA$162.60	+89.2%
Average			+132.1%

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pay 5.5% less for childcare

	Ankara	Moose Jaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	$511.28 CA$707.03	-14.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	$14,674.71 CA$20,292.92	+4.0%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Moose Jaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.48	$5.02 CA$6.95	+39.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.05	$2.69 CA$3.72	-16.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.09	$12.92 CA$17.86	+496.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	$46.64 CA$64.50	-16.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.71	$10.41 CA$14.39	+61.7%
Average			+112.9%

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pay 1.4% more for clothing

	Ankara	Moose Jaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	$50.23 CA$69.46	-12.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	$56.93 CA$78.72	+25.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	$83.24 CA$115.11	-20.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	$108.71 CA$150.34	+13.3%
Average			+1.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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