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Umhlanga vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Umhlanga is 10.1% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 45.6% more in Umhlanga
Groceries: pay 13.9% more in Umhlanga
Transportation: pay 4.1% less in Umhlanga
Housing: pay 68.0% more in Umhlanga
Childcare: pay 52.1% less in Umhlanga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% more in Umhlanga
Clothing: pay 1.1% less in Umhlanga

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

Umhlanga vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.6% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Umhlanga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY409.29	$11.47 ZAR194.18	+19.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY358.13	$4.88 ZAR82.52	-42.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.39	$1.35 ZAR22.82	+11.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.42	$1.20 ZAR20.39	+194.0%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 13.9% more for groceries

	Ankara	Umhlanga
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.36	$0.82 ZAR13.90	+18.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.56	$5.22 ZAR88.35	+8.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.04	$4.02 ZAR67.99	+9.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.68	$2.18 ZAR36.89	-6.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.32	$1.95 ZAR33.03	-23.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.65	$0.52 ZAR8.81	-25.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.70	$0.65 ZAR11.01	-38.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.52	$0.65 ZAR11.01	+8.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.05	$0.52 ZAR8.81	-18.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.55	$0.47 ZAR7.93	+58.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.63	$0.65 ZAR11.01	+160.2%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 4.1% less for transportation

	Ankara	Umhlanga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.55	$5.65 ZAR95.55	+28.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	$30,687.17 ZAR519,420.28	-36.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.50	??
Average			-4.1%

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pay 68.0% more for housing

	Ankara	Umhlanga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.66	$40.12 ZAR679.13	+192.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	$573.59 ZAR9,708.79	-20.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	$688.31 ZAR11,650.55	+34.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	$103.08 ZAR1,744.73	+65.8%
Average			+68.0%

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pay 52.1% less for childcare

	Ankara	Umhlanga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	$258.12 ZAR4,368.96	-57.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	$7,456.70 ZAR126,214.27	-47.2%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 0.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Umhlanga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.48	$2.87 ZAR48.54	-20.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.05	$2.58 ZAR43.69	-19.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.09	$3.15 ZAR53.40	+45.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	$31.23 ZAR528.68	-44.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.71	$9.18 ZAR155.34	+42.6%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 1.1% less for clothing

	Ankara	Umhlanga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	$61.66 ZAR1,043.69	+7.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	$40.15 ZAR679.62	-11.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	$114.72 ZAR1,941.76	+10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	$86.04 ZAR1,456.32	-10.3%
Average			-1.1%

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