Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 2.3 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 58.7% more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
$6.84
₩9,271
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
$6.08
₩8,241
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
TRY30.98
|
$1.56
₩2,120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TRY11.87
|
$0.82
₩1,109
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
TRY15.49
|
$3.17
₩4,302
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
TRY117.59
|
$5.72
₩7,751
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
TRY143.54
|
$8.47
₩11,487
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
TRY60.80
|
$3.83
₩5,197
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
TRY65.92
|
$4.85
₩6,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.29
|
$2.90
₩3,926
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
TRY22.98
|
$1.67
₩2,260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.34
|
$2.82
₩3,818
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY17.42
|
$2.77
₩3,750
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.24
|
$1.68
₩2,283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.10
|
$1.38
₩1,868
|
|
pay 74.3% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
TRY139.73
|
$5.41
₩7,334
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
TRY504.25
|
$41.78
₩56,655
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
TRY1,344,674.01
|
$31,904.23
₩43,263,567
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
TRY127.74
|
$8.96
₩12,155
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
TRY311.89
|
$21.92
₩29,718
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
TRY11,247.64
|
$768.77
₩1,042,489
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
TRY7,514.77
|
$592.83
₩803,911
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
TRY1,614.90
|
$138.80
₩188,213
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Ankara
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
TRY7,334.47
|
$384.99
₩522,060
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
TRY146,381.39
|
$18,449.76
₩25,018,704
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
TRY84.04
|
$3.80
₩5,150
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TRY69.78
|
$3.92
₩5,322
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
TRY58.83
|
$3.42
₩4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
TRY756.44
|
$52.16
₩70,735
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
TRY108.41
|
$10.63
₩14,421
|
|
pay 33.8% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
TRY1,431.56
|
$60.78
₩82,415
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
TRY1,082.78
|
$43.57
₩59,088
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
TRY2,487.65
|
$72.02
₩97,656
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
TRY2,129.49
|
$114.47
₩155,223
|
|
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