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Perugia vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Perugia is 66.2% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants
pay 2.3 times more in Perugia
Groceries
pay 85.5% more in Perugia
Transportation
pay 2.9 times more in Perugia
Housing
pay 55.1% more in Perugia
Childcare
pay 33.4% less in Perugia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 41.2% more in Perugia
Clothing
pay 5.3% less in Perugia

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

Perugia vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Perugia instead of Ankara, you would:

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
Ankara
Perugia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.62
TRY409.29
$17.52
€15.05
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.42
TRY358.13
$11.68
€10.03
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.21
TRY51.39
$2.98
€2.56

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pay 85.5% more for groceries

 
Ankara
Perugia
Bread
1 loaf
$0.69
TRY29.36
$2.08
€1.79
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.81
TRY204.56
$7.59
€6.52
Milk (1 gallon) $3.67
TRY156.04
$5.39
€4.63

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

 
Ankara
Perugia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.41
TRY187.55
$7.70
€6.61
Monthly public transit pass $9.02
TRY383.71
$64.24
€55.17
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $48,122.27
TRY2,046,447.66
$29,783.74
€25,578.60

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pay 55.1% more for housing

 
Ankara
Perugia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.72
TRY583.66
$32.12
€27.58
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $717.46
TRY30,510.67
$496.40
€426.31
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $512.73
TRY21,804.41
$438.00
€376.16

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pay 33.4% less for childcare

 
Ankara
Perugia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $600.60
TRY25,541.24
$622.93
€534.98
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,110.57
TRY600,066.10
$4,175.56
€3,586.02

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pay 41.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ankara
Perugia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.61
TRY153.48
$5.84
€5.02
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.22
TRY137.05
$1.62
€1.39
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.17
TRY92.09
$5.84
€5.02

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pay 5.3% less for clothing

 
Ankara
Perugia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.32
TRY2,437.66
$67.74
€58.18
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.55
TRY1,937.12
$37.38
€32.10
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.18
TRY4,430.56
$81.36
€69.87

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