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Yakutsk vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Yakutsk is 26.2% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 32.4% more in Yakutsk
Groceries: pay 94.1% more in Yakutsk
Transportation: pay 73.2% more in Yakutsk
Housing: pay 22.6% more in Yakutsk
Childcare: pay 71.2% less in Yakutsk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% more in Yakutsk
Clothing: pay 25.6% more in Yakutsk

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

Yakutsk vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.4% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Yakutsk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY427.76	$8.93 RUB729.17	-7.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY374.29	$8.93 RUB729.17	+6.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY53.71	$1.77 RUB144.62	+46.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY18.21	$0.75 RUB61.57	+84.1%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 94.1% more for groceries

	Ankara	Yakutsk
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY30.68	$0.73 RUB59.31	+5.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY213.79	$5.80 RUB473.48	+20.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY163.08	$6.56 RUB535.33	+78.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY103.13	$2.23 RUB182.00	-3.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY113.21	$3.19 RUB260.19	+25.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY30.99	$1.69 RUB137.81	+142.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY46.72	$1.37 RUB112.12	+30.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY26.67	$1.94 RUB158.16	+222.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY28.27	$1.86 RUB152.08	+193.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY13.11	$0.61 RUB49.46	+105.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY11.11	$0.79 RUB64.28	+215.0%
Average			+94.1%

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pay 73.2% more for transportation

	Ankara	Yakutsk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY196.01	$2.81 RUB229.47	-36.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY401.02	$35.74 RUB2,916.68	+296.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2M	$38,119.86 RUB3M	-20.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY299.43	$10.35 RUB845.03	+53.7%
Average			+73.2%

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pay 22.6% more for housing

	Ankara	Yakutsk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY610.00	$13.90 RUB1,134.26	+1.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY31,887.48	$595.62 RUB48,611.28	-17.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY22,788.34	$456.64 RUB37,268.65	-10.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,762.33	$134.86 RUB11,006.18	+117.0%
Average			+22.6%

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pay 71.2% less for childcare

	Ankara	Yakutsk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY26,693.80	$244.21 RUB19,930.62	-59.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY627K	$2,382.49 RUB194K	-83.1%
Average			-71.2%

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pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Yakutsk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY160.41	$2.98 RUB243.06	-17.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY143.23	$2.23 RUB182.29	-30.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY96.25	$2.98 RUB243.06	+37.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,485.08	$89.34 RUB7,291.69	+59.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY286.06	$5.36 RUB437.50	-16.7%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 25.6% more for clothing

	Ankara	Yakutsk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,547.66	$63.53 RUB5,185.20	+10.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY2,024.54	$63.53 RUB5,185.20	+39.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,630.49	$154.86 RUB12,638.93	+48.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,265.01	$99.27 RUB8,101.88	+3.4%
Average			+25.6%

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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: April 2026

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