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New Plymouth vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

New Plymouth is 79.9% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in New Plymouth
Groceries: pay 93.7% more in New Plymouth
Transportation: pay 62.0% more in New Plymouth
Housing: pay 57.1% more in New Plymouth
Childcare: pay 63.5% more in New Plymouth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in New Plymouth
Clothing: pay 22.1% less in New Plymouth

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, childcare, transportation, and housing in New Plymouth are more expensive than in Ankara. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in New Plymouth.

New Plymouth vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Plymouth instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Ankara	New Plymouth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY409.29	$12.40 NZ$21.47	+28.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY358.13	$8.65 NZ$14.98	+2.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.39	$2.17 NZ$3.76	+80.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.42	$1.92 NZ$3.33	+369.4%
Average			+120.3%

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pay 93.7% more for groceries

	Ankara	New Plymouth
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.36	$1.27 NZ$2.19	+83.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.56	$2.76 NZ$4.78	-42.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.04	$5.42 NZ$9.38	+47.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.68	$5.58 NZ$9.66	+140.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.32	$3.40 NZ$5.89	+33.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.65	$0.92 NZ$1.59	+31.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.70	$0.87 NZ$1.51	-17.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.52	$1.21 NZ$2.10	+101.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.05	$2.87 NZ$4.96	+351.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.55	$0.71 NZ$1.22	+139.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.63	$0.65 NZ$1.13	+161.3%
Average			+93.7%

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pay 62.0% more for transportation

	Ankara	New Plymouth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.55	$6.11 NZ$10.57	+38.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	$23,077.19 NZ$39,946.69	-52.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.50	$20.19 NZ$34.95	+199.7%
Average			+62.0%

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pay 57.1% more for housing

	Ankara	New Plymouth
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.66	$38.94 NZ$67.41	+183.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	$696.16 NZ$1,205.06	-3.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	$644.24 NZ$1,115.18	+25.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	$75.96 NZ$131.48	+22.2%
Average			+57.1%

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pay 63.5% more for childcare

	Ankara	New Plymouth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	$23,077.19 NZ$39,946.69	+63.5%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	New Plymouth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.48	$5.05 NZ$8.74	+39.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.05	$3.51 NZ$6.08	+8.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.09	$20.19 NZ$34.95	+832.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	$43.27 NZ$74.90	-22.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.71	$10.53 NZ$18.23	+63.6%
Average			+184.5%

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pay 22.1% less for clothing

	Ankara	New Plymouth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	$59.14 NZ$102.36	+3.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	$34.62 NZ$59.92	-24.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	$69.23 NZ$119.84	-33.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	$63.46 NZ$109.85	-33.9%
Average			-22.1%

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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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