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Pembroke Pines vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Pembroke Pines is 2.4 times more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Pembroke Pines
Groceries: pay 3.2 times more in Pembroke Pines
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Pembroke Pines
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Pembroke Pines
Childcare: pay 99.7% more in Pembroke Pines
Entertainment and Sports: pay 94.4% more in Pembroke Pines
Clothing: pay 2.1% less in Pembroke Pines

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

Pembroke Pines vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pembroke Pines instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Ankara	Pembroke Pines
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY410.93	$25.00	+159.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.56	$12.00	+42.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.59	$2.71	+124.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.49	$2.04	+398.3%
Average			+181.3%

Ankara vs. Pembroke Pines - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.2 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Pembroke Pines
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.48	$3.06	+343.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.38	$8.26	+71.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.66	$3.92	+6.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.07	$4.37	+88.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.76	$6.33	+148.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.77	$2.12	+204.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.88	$0.78	-26.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.62	$2.25	+274.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.15	$2.53	+298.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.60	$1.41	+377.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.67	$1.71	+584.9%
Average			+215.6%

Ankara vs. Pembroke Pines - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Pembroke Pines
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.30	$3.19	-27.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.24	$45.00	+398.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,054,633.12	$29,003.00	-39.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.65	$14.93	+121.6%
Average			+113.2%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Ankara	Pembroke Pines
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.00	$70.00	+410.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,632.71	$2,283.33	+218.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,891.63	$2,000.00	+290.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,653.64	$136.01	+118.8%
Average			+259.3%

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pay 99.7% more for childcare

	Ankara	Pembroke Pines
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,643.40	$816.67	+36.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY602,466.26	$37,150.00	+163.3%
Average			+99.7%

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pay 94.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Pembroke Pines
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.10	$5.00	+38.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.60	$6.00	+86.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.46	$8.00	+269.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,387.29	$25.00	-55.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY274.81	$15.00	+133.1%
Average			+94.4%

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pay 2.1% less for clothing

	Ankara	Pembroke Pines
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,447.41	$47.50	-17.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,944.87	$43.75	-4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,448.28	$95.00	-8.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,097.18	$116.67	+21.6%
Average			-2.1%

Ankara vs. Pembroke Pines - Cost of clothing

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