Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 2.8 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 55.6% more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Tokyo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
₺168.77
|
$7.57
¥1,170
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
₺168.77
|
$5.30
¥819
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
₺31.10
|
$1.29
¥200
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
₺11.92
|
$0.88
¥136
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
₺15.55
|
$1.58
¥245
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
₺118.07
|
$7.12
¥1,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
₺144.12
|
$5.46
¥844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₺61.05
|
$2.04
¥316
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
₺66.18
|
$3.81
¥589
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.34
|
$3.30
¥511
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
₺23.08
|
$1.52
¥235
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.40
|
$3.33
¥514
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
₺17.49
|
$2.26
¥349
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₺8.27
|
$2.29
¥354
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
₺9.13
|
$1.79
¥276
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₺140.30
|
$4.77
¥737
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
₺506.31
|
$75.67
¥11,700
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
₺1,350,156.12
|
$21,565.59
¥3,334,580
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
₺128.26
|
$28.75
¥4,446
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
₺313.16
|
$35.00
¥5,412
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
₺11,293.49
|
$1,128.57
¥174,505
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
₺7,545.40
|
$671.52
¥103,834
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
₺1,621.49
|
$138.96
¥21,487
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Ankara
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₺7,364.37
|
$616.16
¥95,274
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
₺146,978.18
|
$17,025.47
¥2,632,563
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
₺84.38
|
$4.16
¥644
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
₺70.07
|
$3.54
¥548
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
₺59.07
|
$4.54
¥702
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
₺759.52
|
$72.81
¥11,258
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₺108.86
|
$13.62
¥2,106
|
|
pay 19.0% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
₺1,437.39
|
$50.16
¥7,756
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
₺1,087.19
|
$40.10
¥6,200
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
₺2,497.79
|
$65.44
¥10,118
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
₺2,138.17
|
$103.70
¥16,035
|
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