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Santo Andre vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Santo Andre is 0.0% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 19.3% more in Santo Andre
Groceries: pay 43.7% more in Santo Andre
Transportation: pay 33.7% more in Santo Andre
Housing: pay 23.5% less in Santo Andre
Childcare: pay 39.1% less in Santo Andre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.5% less in Santo Andre
Clothing: pay 11.9% less in Santo Andre

The cost of groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Santo Andre are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Santo Andre.

Santo Andre vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Andre instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 19.3% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Santo Andre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY410.93	$7.45 R$40.39	-22.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.56	$7.45 R$40.39	-11.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.59	$1.21 R$6.57	+0.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.49	$0.86 R$4.68	+110.9%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 43.7% more for groceries

	Ankara	Santo Andre
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.48	$1.90 R$10.28	+174.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.38	$5.30 R$28.73	+10.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.66	$3.81 R$20.63	+3.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.07	$2.38 R$12.89	+2.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.76	$1.99 R$10.78	-21.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.77	$1.04 R$5.65	+49.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.88	$0.82 R$4.46	-21.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.62	$0.72 R$3.91	+20.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.15	$0.77 R$4.17	+20.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.60	$0.61 R$3.31	+106.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.67	$0.59 R$3.19	+135.5%
Average			+43.7%

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pay 33.7% more for transportation

	Ankara	Santo Andre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.30	$4.13 R$22.41	-6.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.24	$25.62 R$138.85	+184.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,054,633.12	$22,360.53 R$121,180.64	-53.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.65	$7.45 R$40.39	+10.6%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 23.5% less for housing

	Ankara	Santo Andre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.00	$20.82 R$112.83	+51.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,632.71	$291.93 R$1,582.08	-59.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,891.63	$208.08 R$1,127.65	-59.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,653.64	$45.38 R$245.91	-27.0%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 39.1% less for childcare

	Ankara	Santo Andre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,643.40	$344.72 R$1,868.20	-42.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY602,466.26	$9,093.28 R$49,280.13	-35.6%
Average			-39.1%

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pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Santo Andre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.10	$2.24 R$12.12	-38.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.60	$1.89 R$10.27	-41.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.46	$2.33 R$12.62	+7.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,387.29	$24.22 R$131.28	-56.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY274.81	$7.45 R$40.39	+15.8%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 11.9% less for clothing

	Ankara	Santo Andre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,447.41	$54.85 R$297.28	-4.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,944.87	$47.52 R$257.51	+4.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,448.28	$78.22 R$423.93	-24.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,097.18	$74.26 R$402.43	-22.6%
Average			-11.9%

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