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Turkey

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Warsaw vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 31.4% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 23.8% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 18.4% more in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 21.0% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 76.4% more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 35.9% less in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.6% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 18.2% more in Warsaw

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Warsaw are more expensive than in Ankara. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Warsaw.

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Warsaw vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.8% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 TRY503.16	$11.51 PLN44.70	+13.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 TRY478.00	$10.23 PLN39.73	+5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 TRY84.98	$2.24 PLN8.69	+30.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 TRY36.56	$2.24 PLN8.71	+203.7%
Average			+23.8%

Ankara vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.4% more for groceries

	Ankara	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 TRY48.46	$1.49 PLN5.78	+52.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 TRY254.34	$4.41 PLN17.13	-14.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 TRY223.24	$4.07 PLN15.80	-9.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 TRY133.60	$3.89 PLN15.11	+44.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 TRY122.71	$2.95 PLN11.46	+19.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 TRY44.08	$0.54 PLN2.11	-38.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 TRY49.94	$0.77 PLN3.00	-23.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 TRY29.44	$0.77 PLN3.00	+30.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 TRY38.43	$1.83 PLN7.12	+136.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.49	$0.40 PLN1.56	+37.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 TRY12.66	$0.41 PLN1.59	+59.6%
Average			+18.4%

Ankara vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.0% more for transportation

	Ankara	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 TRY266.59	$6.61 PLN25.68	+22.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 TRY603.79	$28.12 PLN109.26	+130.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,777.71 TRY2M	$30,654.89 PLN119K	-37.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.82 TRY387.43	$12.78 PLN49.66	+63.4%
Average			+21.0%

Ankara vs. Warsaw - Cost of transportation

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pay 76.4% more for housing

	Ankara	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.61 TRY871.98	$16.12 PLN62.61	-8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$760.78 TRY37,669.21	$1,178.19 PLN4,576.94	+54.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$572.06 TRY28,324.97	$950.41 PLN3,692.09	+66.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.14 TRY3,572.03	$262.73 PLN1,020.62	+264.2%
Average			+76.4%

Ankara vs. Warsaw - Cost of housing

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pay 35.9% less for childcare

	Ankara	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,048.06 TRY51,893.40	$588.07 PLN2,284.47	-43.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,763.76 TRY979K	$14,458.55 PLN56,167.35	-26.8%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.08 TRY251.58	$4.60 PLN17.88	-9.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.09 TRY202.61	$4.27 PLN16.58	+4.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 TRY110.70	$6.39 PLN24.83	+185.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.15 TRY3,572.44	$46.71 PLN181.45	-35.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$9.20 PLN35.76	+13.2%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 18.2% more for clothing

	Ankara	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.73 TRY2,660.46	$107.88 PLN419.08	+100.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.06 TRY2,379.65	$39.61 PLN153.88	-17.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.21 TRY5,209.19	$106.17 PLN412.46	+0.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.84 TRY4,745.43	$111.84 PLN434.46	+16.7%
Average			+18.2%

Ankara vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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