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Ankara vs. Aydin Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 71.3% more expensive than Aydin.

Restaurants: pay 57.5% more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 27.1% more in Ankara
Transportation: pay 16.3% less in Ankara
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.2% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 19.6% more in Ankara

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

Ankara vs. Aydin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.5% more for restaurants

	Aydin	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.10 TRY299.54	$10.16 TRY499.23	+66.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.13 TRY399.39	$9.65 TRY474.27	+18.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 TRY58.33	$1.72 TRY84.32	+44.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 TRY18.13	$0.74 TRY36.27	+100.1%
Average			+57.5%

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pay 27.1% more for groceries

	Aydin	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TRY51.23	$0.98 TRY48.08	-6.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.44 TRY218.17	$5.14 TRY252.35	+15.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.69 TRY181.23	$4.51 TRY221.50	+22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 TRY93.86	$2.70 TRY132.56	+41.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.51 TRY73.96	$2.48 TRY121.75	+64.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 TRY42.26	$0.89 TRY43.73	+3.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY43.00	$1.01 TRY49.55	+15.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 TRY22.64	$0.59 TRY29.21	+29.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 TRY24.89	$0.78 TRY38.13	+53.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 TRY12.76	$0.29 TRY14.38	+12.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 TRY8.56	$0.26 TRY12.57	+46.8%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 16.3% less for transportation

	Aydin	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.06 TRY248.57	$5.38 TRY264.51	+6.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.68 TRY2,096.79	$12.19 TRY599.08	-71.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,095.22 TRY2M	$48,777.71 TRY2M	+18.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.64 TRY473.59	$7.82 TRY384.41	-18.8%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Aydin	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.19 TRY599.08	$17.61 TRY865.17	+44.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$304.86 TRY14,977.04	$760.78 TRY37,375.31	+149.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.31 TRY14,311.40	$572.06 TRY28,103.98	+96.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.57 TRY1,550.93	$72.14 TRY3,544.17	+128.5%
Average			+104.7%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Aydin	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.39 TRY14,561.01	$1,048.06 TRY51,488.53	+253.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,605.31 TRY325K	$19,763.76 TRY971K	+199.2%
Average			+226.4%

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pay 80.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Aydin	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.05 TRY149.77	$5.08 TRY249.62	+66.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.23 TRY158.76	$4.09 TRY201.03	+26.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 TRY109.83	$2.24 TRY109.83
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.71 TRY1,164.88	$72.15 TRY3,544.57	+204.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.61 TRY324.50	$8.13 TRY399.39	+23.1%
Average			+80.2%

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pay 19.6% more for clothing

	Aydin	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.96 TRY2,258.08	$53.73 TRY2,639.70	+16.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.03 TRY1,819.43	$48.06 TRY2,361.09	+29.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.46 TRY4,493.11	$105.21 TRY5,168.55	+15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.97 TRY4,027.16	$95.84 TRY4,708.41	+16.9%
Average			+19.6%

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