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Palmerston North vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Palmerston North is 96.1% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Palmerston North
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Palmerston North
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Palmerston North
Housing: pay 69.3% more in Palmerston North
Childcare: pay 2.8% less in Palmerston North
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Palmerston North
Clothing: pay 7.4% less in Palmerston North

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

Palmerston North vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Palmerston North instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Ankara	Palmerston North
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY409.29	$14.42 NZ$24.97	+49.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY358.13	$9.91 NZ$17.16	+17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.39	$2.36 NZ$4.08	+95.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.42	$2.01 NZ$3.48	+391.0%
Average			+138.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Palmerston North
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.36	$1.99 NZ$3.45	+188.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.56	$3.89 NZ$6.74	-19.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.04	$7.12 NZ$12.32	+93.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.68	$5.13 NZ$8.88	+121.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.32	$3.99 NZ$6.91	+56.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.65	$1.07 NZ$1.86	+53.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.70	$0.80 NZ$1.39	-23.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.52	$1.08 NZ$1.87	+79.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.05	$1.48 NZ$2.55	+132.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.55	$0.91 NZ$1.58	+210.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.63	$0.95 NZ$1.65	+281.5%
Average			+106.8%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Palmerston North
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.55	$6.11 NZ$10.57	+38.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.71	$70.50 NZ$122.03	+681.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	$22,211.80 NZ$38,448.69	-53.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.50	$18.92 NZ$32.76	+180.9%
Average			+211.7%

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pay 69.3% more for housing

	Ankara	Palmerston North
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.66	$45.43 NZ$78.65	+231.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	$807.70 NZ$1,398.13	+12.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	$663.47 NZ$1,148.47	+29.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	$64.71 NZ$112.00	+4.1%
Average			+69.3%

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pay 2.8% less for childcare

	Ankara	Palmerston North
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	$961.55 NZ$1,664.45	+60.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	$4,843.04 NZ$8,383.31	-65.7%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Palmerston North
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.48	$6.44 NZ$11.14	+78.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.05	$3.32 NZ$5.74	+2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.09	$17.88 NZ$30.96	+725.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	$22.69 NZ$39.28	-59.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.71	$8.65 NZ$14.98	+34.5%
Average			+156.4%

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pay 7.4% less for clothing

	Ankara	Palmerston North
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	$66.35 NZ$114.85	+15.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	$36.06 NZ$62.42	-20.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	$87.26 NZ$151.05	-16.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	$87.98 NZ$152.30	-8.3%
Average			-7.4%

Ankara vs. Palmerston North - Cost of clothing

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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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