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Zamboanga vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Zamboanga is 6.2% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants
pay 44.2% less in Zamboanga
Groceries
pay 95.6% more in Zamboanga
Transportation
pay 3.3% more in Zamboanga
Housing
pay 51.1% more in Zamboanga
Childcare
pay 91.5% less in Zamboanga
Entertainment and Sports
pay 20.0% less in Zamboanga
Clothing
pay 37.6% less in Zamboanga

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

Zamboanga vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

pay 44.2% less for restaurants

 
Ankara
Zamboanga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.62
TRY421.84
$1.46
₱84.75
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.42
TRY369.11
$2.58
₱149.56
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.21
TRY52.96
$0.90
₱52.10

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pay 95.6% more for groceries

 
Ankara
Zamboanga
Bread
1 loaf
$0.69
TRY30.26
$1.56
₱90.31
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.81
TRY210.84
$5.48
₱317.56
Milk (1 gallon) $3.67
TRY160.82
$7.27
₱421.46

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pay 3.3% more for transportation

 
Ankara
Zamboanga
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.41
TRY193.30
$4.56
₱264.07
Monthly public transit pass $9.02
TRY395.47
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $48,122.27
TRY2M
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pay 51.1% more for housing

 
Ankara
Zamboanga
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.72
TRY601.56
$51.61
₱2,991.15
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $717.46
TRY31,446.24
$137.62
₱7,976.40
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $512.73
TRY22,473.02
$68.81
₱3,988.20

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pay 91.5% less for childcare

 
Ankara
Zamboanga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $600.60
TRY26,324.43
$51.61
₱2,991.15
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,110.57
TRY618K
$1,204.22
₱69,793.47

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pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ankara
Zamboanga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.61
TRY158.19
$1.20
₱69.79
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.22
TRY141.25
$1.72
₱99.70
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.17
TRY94.91
$2.97
₱172.17

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pay 37.6% less for clothing

 
Ankara
Zamboanga
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.32
TRY2,512.41
$24.08
₱1,395.87
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.55
TRY1,996.52
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.18
TRY4,566.42
$86.02
₱4,985.25

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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: February 2026
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