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Suwon vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Suwon is 35.9% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 0.6% less in Suwon
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Suwon
Transportation: pay 94.1% more in Suwon
Housing: pay 20.9% more in Suwon
Childcare: pay 3.5% more in Suwon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.9% more in Suwon
Clothing: pay 35.4% less in Suwon

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

Suwon vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.6% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Suwon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY443.33	$6.72 ₩10,481	-30.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY387.91	$4.95 ₩7,723	-41.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY55.66	$1.32 ₩2,052	+8.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY18.87	$0.66 ₩1,022	+60.0%
Average			-0.6%

Ankara vs. Suwon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Suwon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY31.80	$2.12 ₩3,302	+206.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY221.57	$5.30 ₩8,264	+10.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY169.01	$9.36 ₩14,596	+155.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY106.88	$2.33 ₩3,639	+0.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY117.33	$2.94 ₩4,587	+15.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY32.11	$2.41 ₩3,751	+245.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY48.42	$1.24 ₩1,927	+17.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY27.64	$2.34 ₩3,648	+289.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY29.30	$1.12 ₩1,752	+76.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY13.59	$1.50 ₩2,335	+407.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY11.52	$0.86 ₩1,334	+242.3%
Average			+151.6%

Ankara vs. Suwon - Cost of groceries

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pay 94.1% more for transportation

	Ankara	Suwon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY203.14	$4.44 ₩6,918	+0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY415.62	$45.99 ₩71,713	+409.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2M	$26,696.92 ₩42M	-44.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY310.33	$7.45 ₩11,614	+10.6%
Average			+94.1%

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pay 20.9% more for housing

	Ankara	Suwon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY632.20	$19.81 ₩30,892	+44.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY33,047.97	$424.54 ₩662K	-40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY23,617.69	$424.54 ₩662K	-17.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,862.86	$122.64 ₩191K	+97.3%
Average			+20.9%

Ankara vs. Suwon - Cost of housing

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pay 3.5% more for childcare

	Ankara	Suwon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY27,665.27	$778.32 ₩1M	+29.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY650K	$10,906.99 ₩17M	-22.7%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Suwon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY166.25	$3.17 ₩4,947	-12.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY148.44	$3.36 ₩5,241	+4.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY99.75	$3.18 ₩4,965	+47.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,575.52	$44.93 ₩70,058	-19.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY296.47	$10.61 ₩16,549	+64.9%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 35.4% less for clothing

	Ankara	Suwon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,640.38	$33.61 ₩52,406	-41.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY2,098.22	$47.76 ₩74,471	+4.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,799.01	$70.50 ₩110K	-32.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,420.22	$26.32 ₩41,042	-72.6%
Average			-35.4%

Ankara vs. Suwon - Cost of clothing

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