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San Salvador vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 33.2% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 18.1% more in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 87.5% more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 80.3% more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 63.7% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5% less in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 12.5% more in San Salvador

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

San Salvador vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 18.1% more for restaurants

	Ankara	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY408.90	$7.00 SVC61.08	-27.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY357.79	$7.00 SVC61.08	-16.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.34	$1.14 SVC9.90	-6.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.41	$0.91 SVC7.95	+122.5%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Ankara	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.33	$1.95 SVC17.01	+182.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.37	$3.77 SVC32.86	-21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY155.89	$6.84 SVC59.68	+86.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.58	$3.01 SVC26.26	+29.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.22	$2.99 SVC26.05	+17.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.62	$1.77 SVC15.46	+154.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.66	$0.76 SVC6.60	-28.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.50	$1.17 SVC10.17	+94.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.02	$1.22 SVC10.61	+91.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.53	$0.97 SVC8.44	+228.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.62	$0.98 SVC8.51	+290.1%
Average			+102.1%

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pay 87.5% more for transportation

	Ankara	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.37	$3.82 SVC33.34	-13.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.35	$15.00 SVC130.88	+66.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,044,517.96	$25,500.00 SVC222,494.28	-47.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.23	$29.93 SVC261.12	+344.2%
Average			+87.5%

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pay 80.3% more for housing

	Ankara	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.11	$43.33 SVC378.09	+215.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,481.90	$900.00 SVC7,852.74	+25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,783.85	$758.33 SVC6,616.66	+47.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,640.57	$82.16 SVC716.84	+32.2%
Average			+80.3%

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pay 63.7% less for childcare

	Ankara	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,517.16	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	-72.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY599,500.26	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	-54.5%
Average			-63.7%

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pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.34	$2.00 SVC17.45	-44.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY136.92	$3.25 SVC28.35	+0.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.00	$4.00 SVC34.90	+84.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,375.54	$30.80 SVC268.74	-44.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.45	$5.25 SVC45.81	-18.4%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 12.5% more for clothing

	Ankara	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,435.36	$62.60 SVC546.20	+9.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,935.30	$45.83 SVC399.91	+0.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,426.38	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+26.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,077.01	$109.17 SVC952.51	+13.8%
Average			+12.5%

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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: December 2025

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