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Santos vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Santos is 8.1% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants
pay 20.9% more in Santos
Groceries
pay 44.7% more in Santos
Transportation
pay 84.7% more in Santos
Housing
pay 1.3% more in Santos
Childcare
pay 50.0% less in Santos
Entertainment and Sports
pay 16.3% less in Santos
Clothing
pay 28.3% less in Santos

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

Santos vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

pay 20.9% more for restaurants

 
Ankara
Santos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.62
TRY409.29
$6.56
R$35.70
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.42
TRY358.13
$6.00
R$32.64
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.21
TRY51.39
$1.31
R$7.14

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pay 44.7% more for groceries

 
Ankara
Santos
Bread
1 loaf
$0.69
TRY29.36
$1.73
R$9.39
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.81
TRY204.56
$6.49
R$35.28
Milk (1 gallon) $3.67
TRY156.04
$4.00
R$21.76

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pay 84.7% more for transportation

 
Ankara
Santos
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.41
TRY187.55
$4.20
R$22.87
Monthly public transit pass $9.02
TRY383.71
$42.20
R$229.52
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $48,122.27
TRY2,046,447.66
$21,754.21
R$118,329.88

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pay 1.3% more for housing

 
Ankara
Santos
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.72
TRY583.66
$20.94
R$113.91
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $717.46
TRY30,510.67
$471.97
R$2,567.21
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $512.73
TRY21,804.41
$353.19
R$1,921.16

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pay 50.0% less for childcare

 
Ankara
Santos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $600.60
TRY25,541.24
$271.93
R$1,479.12
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,110.57
TRY600,066.10
$7,713.99
R$41,959.50

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pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ankara
Santos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.61
TRY153.48
$2.44
R$13.26
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.22
TRY137.05
$2.31
R$12.58
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.17
TRY92.09
$2.25
R$12.24

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pay 28.3% less for clothing

 
Ankara
Santos
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.32
TRY2,437.66
$49.03
R$266.68
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.55
TRY1,937.12
$33.76
R$183.62
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.18
TRY4,430.56
$81.71
R$444.47

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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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