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Valdivia vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Valdivia is 5.0% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 59.9% more in Valdivia
Groceries: pay 65.4% more in Valdivia
Transportation: pay 24.9% less in Valdivia
Housing: pay 25.0% more in Valdivia
Childcare: pay 67.8% less in Valdivia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.9% more in Valdivia
Clothing: pay 34.4% less in Valdivia

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

Valdivia vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.9% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Valdivia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY409.29	$6.51 CLF0.1500	-32.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY358.13	$6.93 CLF0.1600	-17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.39	$2.05 CLF0.0500	+69.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.42	$1.31 CLF0.0300	+220.3%
Average			+59.9%

Ankara vs. Valdivia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.4% more for groceries

	Ankara	Valdivia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.36	$1.36 CLF0.0300	+97.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.56	$4.59 CLF0.1100	-4.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.04	$4.48 CLF0.1100	+22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.68	$3.08 CLF0.0700	+32.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.32	$3.00 CLF0.0700	+17.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.65	$1.00 CLF0.0200	+43.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.70	$0.87 CLF0.0200	-16.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.52	$0.83 CLF0.0200	+37.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.05	$0.85 CLF0.0200	+33.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.55	$1.09 CLF0.0300	+270.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.63	$0.71 CLF0.0200	+185.1%
Average			+65.4%

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pay 24.9% less for transportation

	Ankara	Valdivia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.55	$5.23 CLF0.1200	+18.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	$15,217.69 CLF357.4200	-68.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.50	??
Average			-24.9%

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pay 25.0% more for housing

	Ankara	Valdivia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.66	$31.50 CLF0.7400	+129.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	$590.54 CLF13.8700	-17.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	$380.57 CLF8.9400	-25.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	$70.92 CLF1.6700	+14.1%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 67.8% less for childcare

	Ankara	Valdivia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	$251.97 CLF5.9200	-58.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	$3,149.57 CLF73.9700	-77.7%
Average			-67.8%

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pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Valdivia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.48	$3.67 CLF0.0900	+1.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.05	$2.15 CLF0.0500	-33.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.09	$5.25 CLF0.1200	+142.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	$41.99 CLF0.9900	-24.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.71	$4.72 CLF0.1100	-26.6%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 34.4% less for clothing

	Ankara	Valdivia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	$52.49 CLF1.2300	-8.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	$18.19 CLF0.4300	-60.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	$50.74 CLF1.1900	-51.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	$78.74 CLF1.8500	-17.9%
Average			-34.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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