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Rasht vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Rasht is 44.7% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 6.0% less in Rasht
Groceries: pay 42.9% less in Rasht
Transportation: pay 9.5% less in Rasht
Housing: pay 70.0% less in Rasht
Childcare: pay 85.8% less in Rasht
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.7% less in Rasht
Clothing: pay 34.7% less in Rasht

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Rasht.

Rasht vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.0% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Rasht
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY410.93	$3.80 IRR160,066	-60.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.56	$4.50 IRR189,551	-46.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.59	$0.47 IRR19,803	-61.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.49	$1.00 IRR42,122	+144.1%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 42.9% less for groceries

	Ankara	Rasht
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.48	$0.50 IRR21,061	-27.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.38	$1.89 IRR79,457	-60.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.66	$2.31 IRR97,265	-37.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.07	$1.11 IRR46,879	-52.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.76	$1.18 IRR49,677	-53.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.77	$0.34 IRR14,489	-50.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.88	$0.59 IRR24,838	-43.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.62	$0.34 IRR14,330	-43.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.15	$0.21 IRR9,018	-66.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.60	$0.23 IRR9,515	-23.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.67	$0.22 IRR9,171	-12.9%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 9.5% less for transportation

	Ankara	Rasht
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.30	$2.75 IRR115,757	-37.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.24	$11.00 IRR463,348	+21.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,054,633.12	$68,000.00 IRR2,864,330,000	+41.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.65	$2.45 IRR103,200	-63.6%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 70.0% less for housing

	Ankara	Rasht
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.00	$4.67 IRR196,572	-66.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,632.71	$213.33 IRR8,986,133	-70.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,891.63	$203.33 IRR8,564,908	-60.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,653.64	$10.32 IRR434,853	-83.4%
Average			-70.0%

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pay 85.8% less for childcare

	Ankara	Rasht
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,643.40	$83.90 IRR3,534,078	-86.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY602,466.26	$2,011.10 IRR84,712,359	-85.7%
Average			-85.8%

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pay 63.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Rasht
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.10	$0.65 IRR27,380	-82.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.60	$1.23 IRR51,930	-61.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.46	$1.65 IRR69,292	-24.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,387.29	$18.75 IRR789,797	-66.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY274.81	$1.00 IRR42,122	-84.5%
Average			-63.7%

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pay 34.7% less for clothing

	Ankara	Rasht
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,447.41	$16.00 IRR673,960	-72.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,944.87	$25.00 IRR1,053,062	-45.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,448.28	$110.00 IRR4,633,475	+5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,097.18	$69.84 IRR2,941,635	-27.2%
Average			-34.7%

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