Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 52.7% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 30.8% more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
₺168.77
|
$8.62
₽809.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
₺168.77
|
$4.93
₽462.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
₺31.10
|
$1.02
₽95.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
₺11.92
|
$0.57
₽53.60
|
|
pay 27.9% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
₺15.55
|
$0.69
₽64.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
₺118.07
|
$5.18
₽485.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
₺144.12
|
$4.02
₽377.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₺61.05
|
$1.42
₽133.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
₺66.18
|
$2.00
₽187.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.34
|
$0.62
₽58.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
₺23.08
|
$0.53
₽50.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.40
|
$0.70
₽65.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
₺17.49
|
$1.40
₽131.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₺8.27
|
$0.27
₽25.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
₺9.13
|
$0.26
₽24.82
|
|
pay 7.2% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₺140.30
|
$2.47
₽232.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
₺506.31
|
$30.79
₽2,890.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
₺1,350,156.12
|
$30,787.49
₽2,890,946.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
₺128.26
|
$3.94
₽370.04
|
|
pay 77.5% more for housing
Ankara
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
₺313.16
|
$6.45
₽605.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
₺11,293.49
|
$860.20
₽80,773.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
₺7,545.40
|
$497.14
₽46,681.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
₺1,621.49
|
$90.59
₽8,506.24
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Ankara
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₺7,364.37
|
$487.67
₽45,792.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
₺146,978.18
|
$9,121.01
₽856,463.23
|
|
pay 44.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
₺84.38
|
$3.08
₽289.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
₺70.07
|
$2.57
₽241.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
₺59.07
|
$2.52
₽236.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
₺759.52
|
$38.25
₽3,591.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₺108.86
|
$6.16
₽578.19
|
|
pay 72.5% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
₺1,437.39
|
$94.24
₽8,849.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
₺1,087.19
|
$45.95
₽4,314.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
₺2,497.79
|
$106.61
₽10,010.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
₺2,138.17
|
$132.25
₽12,418.68
|
|
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