Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

South Korea

Seoul vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 34.6% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 13.8% less in Seoul
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 22.1% more in Seoul
Housing: pay 25.1% more in Seoul
Childcare: pay 45.0% more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% more in Seoul
Clothing: pay 19.5% less in Seoul

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

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Seoul vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.8% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 TRY503.16	$8.96 ₩11,955	-11.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 TRY478.00	$7.46 ₩9,962	-22.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 TRY84.98	$1.58 ₩2,112	-7.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 TRY36.56	$0.79 ₩1,049	+6.5%
Average			-13.8%

Ankara vs. Seoul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 TRY48.46	$3.10 ₩4,134	+216.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 TRY254.34	$8.84 ₩11,798	+72.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 TRY223.24	$7.79 ₩10,403	+72.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 TRY133.60	$3.61 ₩4,813	+33.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 TRY122.71	$4.74 ₩6,328	+91.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 TRY44.08	$3.46 ₩4,624	+289.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 TRY49.94	$1.57 ₩2,091	+55.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 TRY29.44	$2.59 ₩3,462	+336.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 TRY38.43	$2.83 ₩3,782	+265.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.49	$1.66 ₩2,211	+465.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 TRY12.66	$1.16 ₩1,542	+351.6%
Average			+171.6%

Ankara vs. Seoul - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.1% more for transportation

	Ankara	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 TRY266.59	$5.53 ₩7,384	+2.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 TRY603.79	$46.28 ₩61,767	+279.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,777.71 TRY2M	$29,385.60 ₩39M	-39.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.82 TRY387.43	$8.51 ₩11,357	+8.7%
Average			+22.1%

Ankara vs. Seoul - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.1% more for housing

	Ankara	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.61 TRY871.98	$20.82 ₩27,787	+18.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$760.78 TRY37,669.21	$886.39 ₩1M	+16.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$572.06 TRY28,324.97	$620.25 ₩828K	+8.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.14 TRY3,572.03	$162.69 ₩217K	+125.5%
Average			+25.1%

Ankara vs. Seoul - Cost of housing

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pay 45.0% more for childcare

	Ankara	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,048.06 TRY51,893.40	$1,927.59 ₩3M	+83.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,763.76 TRY979K	$22,602.27 ₩30M	+14.4%
Average			+45.0%

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pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.08 TRY251.58	$3.73 ₩4,981	-26.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.09 TRY202.61	$4.10 ₩5,473	+0.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 TRY110.70	$3.36 ₩4,483	+50.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.15 TRY3,572.44	$58.22 ₩77,707	-19.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$11.20 ₩14,944	+37.7%
Average			+0.6%

Ankara vs. Seoul - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.5% less for clothing

	Ankara	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.73 TRY2,660.46	$57.88 ₩77,255	+7.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.06 TRY2,379.65	$32.77 ₩43,743	-31.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.21 TRY5,209.19	$69.99 ₩93,417	-33.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.84 TRY4,745.43	$82.45 ₩110K	-14.0%
Average			-19.5%

Ankara vs. Seoul - Cost of clothing

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