Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 2.8 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
$13.88
SCR189.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
TRY30.98
|
$3.77
SCR51.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TRY11.87
|
$2.28
SCR31.06
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
TRY15.49
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
TRY117.59
|
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
TRY143.54
|
$7.26
SCR98.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
TRY60.80
|
$2.98
SCR40.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
TRY65.92
|
$2.56
SCR34.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.29
|
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
TRY22.98
|
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.34
|
$0.74
SCR10.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY17.42
|
$2.94
SCR40.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.24
|
$0.83
SCR11.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.10
|
$0.62
SCR8.41
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
TRY139.73
|
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
TRY504.25
|
$24.06
SCR327.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
TRY1,344,674.01
|
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
TRY127.74
|
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
TRY311.89
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
TRY11,247.64
|
$913.34
SCR12,448.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
TRY7,514.77
|
$774.97
SCR10,562.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
TRY1,614.90
|
$99.70
SCR1,358.91
|
|
pay 14.7% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
TRY7,334.47
|
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
TRY146,381.39
|
$3,982.14
SCR54,274.11
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
TRY84.04
|
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TRY69.78
|
$5.06
SCR68.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
TRY58.83
|
$11.60
SCR158.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
TRY756.44
|
$91.48
SCR1,246.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
TRY108.41
|
$10.75
SCR146.57
|
|
pay 57.7% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
TRY1,431.56
|
$60.26
SCR821.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
TRY1,082.78
|
$83.50
SCR1,138.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
TRY2,487.65
|
$96.68
SCR1,317.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
TRY2,129.49
|
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
|
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