Cost of living comparison
Russia is 13.1% cheaper than Ankara.
If you lived in Russia instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 10.9% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY203.62
|
$6.85
RUB587.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY203.62
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY34.26
|
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.61
|
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
|
pay 4.2% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY20.50
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY121.11
|
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY123.16
|
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY56.49
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY84.57
|
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.49
|
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY21.60
|
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.02
|
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.03
|
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.03
|
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.55
|
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
|
pay 2.1% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY155.34
|
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY279.97
|
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,527,115.31
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY188.34
|
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
|
pay 24.2% less for housing
Ankara
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY357.79
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY17,508.24
|
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,007.32
|
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,750.76
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
|
pay 41.4% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY14,611.72
|
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY260,807.34
|
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
|
pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY99.26
|
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY76.66
|
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY59.05
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,203.62
|
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY152.71
|
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
|
pay 4.3% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,572.39
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,450.76
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,033.87
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,713.57
|
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
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