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Roseau vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Roseau is 86.7% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 51.1% more in Roseau
Groceries: pay 3.6 times more in Roseau
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Roseau
Housing: pay 98.1% more in Roseau
Childcare: pay 72.9% less in Roseau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.8% more in Roseau
Clothing: pay 8.6% more in Roseau

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

Roseau vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.1% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Roseau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY329.71	$7.40 EC$20.00	-15.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY274.76	$6.66 EC$18.00	-8.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY48.03	$1.71 EC$4.62	+34.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY19.06	$1.48 EC$4.00	+193.5%
Average			+51.1%

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pay 3.6 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Roseau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY31.53	$2.47 EC$6.67	+195.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY174.17	$1.11 EC$3.00	-75.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY147.46	$14.24 EC$38.49	+264.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY63.53	$5.18 EC$14.00	+208.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY102.02	$4.69 EC$12.66	+73.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY18.39	$2.85 EC$7.71	+486.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY33.31	$1.02 EC$2.77	+16.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY17.16	$2.12 EC$5.74	+367.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY20.47	$2.41 EC$6.50	+344.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.35	$1.48 EC$4.00	+498.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.68	$1.39 EC$3.75	+504.2%
Average			+262.1%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Roseau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY181.96	$4.49 EC$12.13	-6.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY329.71	$32.25 EC$87.16	+269.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,694,705.04	$33,254.25 EC$89,871.27	-25.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY204.19	$37.00 EC$100.00	+584.8%
Average			+205.4%

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pay 98.1% more for housing

	Ankara	Roseau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY434.67	$56.74 EC$153.33	+393.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY22,391.93	$283.68 EC$766.67	-52.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY15,091.87	$203.51 EC$550.00	-49.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY2,005.65	$106.28 EC$287.22	+100.2%
Average			+98.1%

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pay 72.9% less for childcare

	Ankara	Roseau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY18,974.40	$111.01 EC$300.00	-77.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY392,585.27	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	-67.9%
Average			-72.9%

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pay 54.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Roseau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY131.88	$1.85 EC$5.00	-47.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY107.42	$3.10 EC$8.38	+9.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY76.93	$7.40 EC$20.00	+263.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,545.87	$43.17 EC$116.67	+5.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY219.81	$8.33 EC$22.50	+43.1%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 8.6% more for clothing

	Ankara	Roseau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,141.21	$70.92 EC$191.67	+25.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,722.03	$38.24 EC$103.33	-16.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,937.12	$148.01 EC$400.00	+42.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,524.75	$77.70 EC$210.00	-16.7%
Average			+8.6%

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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: March 2025

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