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Ankara vs. Antigonish Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 19.5% more expensive than Antigonish.

Restaurants: pay 33.5% less in Ankara
Groceries: pay 47.1% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 8.9% more in Ankara
Housing: pay 59.6% less in Ankara
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.3% less in Ankara
Clothing: pay 18.1% more in Ankara

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

Ankara vs. Antigonish Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.5% less for restaurants

	Antigonish	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.06 CA$20.91	$9.62 TRY427.76	-36.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.61 CA$11.95	$8.42 TRY374.29	-2.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 CA$2.31	$1.21 TRY53.71	-27.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 CA$1.80	$0.41 TRY18.21	-68.4%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 47.1% less for groceries

	Antigonish	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.99 CA$2.76	$0.69 TRY30.68	-65.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.11 CA$8.48	$4.81 TRY213.79	-21.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 CA$10.16	$3.67 TRY163.08	-49.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.18 CA$4.42	$2.32 TRY103.13	-27.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.86 CA$8.13	$2.55 TRY113.21	-56.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 CA$2.45	$0.70 TRY30.99	-60.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CA$0.98	$1.05 TRY46.72	+48.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.77 CA$2.45	$0.60 TRY26.67	-66.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.24 CA$3.11	$0.64 TRY28.27	-71.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 CA$1.28	$0.30 TRY13.11	-68.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.28 CA$1.78	$0.25 TRY11.11	-80.5%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 8.9% more for transportation

	Antigonish	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.38 CA$6.09	$4.41 TRY196.01	+0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.02 TRY401.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,377.72 CA$33,850.39	$48,122.27 TRY2M	+97.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.56 CA$32.72	$6.74 TRY299.43	-71.4%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 59.6% less for housing

	Antigonish	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$76.98 CA$106.90	$13.72 TRY610.00	-82.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$717.46 TRY31,887.48
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$512.73 TRY22,788.34
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.72 CA$137.09	$62.15 TRY2,762.33	-37.0%
Average			-59.6%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Antigonish	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$161.38 CA$224.08	$600.60 TRY26,693.80	+272.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$14,110.57 TRY627K
Average			+272.2%

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pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Antigonish	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.74 CA$7.97	$3.61 TRY160.41	-37.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 CA$4.73	$3.22 TRY143.23	-5.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.93 CA$24.90	$2.17 TRY96.25	-87.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.14 CA$48.80	$55.91 TRY2,485.08	+59.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.76 CA$14.94	$6.44 TRY286.06	-40.2%
Average			-22.3%

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pay 18.1% more for clothing

	Antigonish	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.02 CA$55.57	$57.32 TRY2,547.66	+43.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.07 CA$47.31	$45.55 TRY2,024.54	+33.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.27 CA$117.02	$104.18 TRY4,630.49	+23.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.88 CA$185.91	$95.96 TRY4,265.01	-28.3%
Average			+18.1%

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