Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 2.1 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Ankara
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
₺168.89
|
$10.09
₡5,071
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
₺168.89
|
$9.20
₡4,624
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
₺31.12
|
$1.83
₡918
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
₺11.93
|
$1.68
₡842
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
₺15.56
|
$2.05
₡1,030
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
₺118.15
|
$3.67
₡1,844
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
₺144.22
|
$7.11
₡3,574
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₺61.09
|
$3.18
₡1,598
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
₺66.23
|
$3.84
₡1,928
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.35
|
$2.21
₡1,112
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
₺23.09
|
$0.53
₡267
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.41
|
$0.88
₡441
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
₺17.51
|
$1.08
₡544
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₺8.28
|
$0.98
₡493
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
₺9.14
|
$1.03
₡516
|
|
pay 96.9% more for transportation
Ankara
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₺140.40
|
$6.17
₡3,098
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
₺506.66
|
$35.74
₡17,959
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
₺1,351,087.06
|
$32,532.30
₡16,348,881
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
₺128.35
|
$13.32
₡6,693
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Ankara
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
₺313.38
|
$50.83
₡25,546
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
₺11,301.28
|
$686.22
₡344,854
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
₺7,550.61
|
$420.20
₡211,168
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
₺1,622.61
|
$44.00
₡22,114
|
|
pay 75.5% more for childcare
Ankara
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₺7,369.45
|
$358.07
₡179,947
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
₺147,079.52
|
$8,730.45
₡4,387,429
|
|
pay 94.1% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
₺84.44
|
$2.79
₡1,401
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
₺70.12
|
$3.05
₡1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
₺59.11
|
$4.37
₡2,195
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
₺760.05
|
$60.66
₡30,482
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₺108.93
|
$7.44
₡3,737
|
|
pay 67.5% more for clothing
Ankara
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
₺1,438.38
|
$85.11
₡42,774
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
₺1,087.94
|
$48.81
₡24,527
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
₺2,499.51
|
$122.12
₡61,371
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
₺2,139.65
|
$113.99
₡57,286
|
|
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