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Ankara vs. Bali Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 36.7% more expensive than Bali.

Restaurants: pay 75.1% more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 30.1% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 52.3% more in Ankara
Housing: pay 22.4% less in Ankara
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.9% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 24.6% more in Ankara

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

Ankara vs. Bali Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.1% more for restaurants

	Bali	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.98 IDR49,624.64	$9.62 TRY408.90	+222.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.17 IDR69,474.49	$8.42 TRY357.79	+101.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 IDR19,570.21	$1.21 TRY51.34	+2.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 IDR9,345.97	$0.41 TRY17.41	-27.0%
Average			+75.1%

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pay 30.1% less for groceries

	Bali	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$2.32 IDR38,557.54	$0.69 TRY29.33	-70.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.83 IDR130,361.18	$4.81 TRY204.37	-38.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.60 IDR109,843.76	$3.67 TRY155.89	-44.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 IDR36,298.18	$2.32 TRY98.58	+6.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 IDR29,052.07	$2.55 TRY108.22	+46.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 IDR25,049.30	$0.70 TRY29.62	-53.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 IDR11,067.67	$1.05 TRY44.66	+58.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 IDR19,284.46	$0.60 TRY25.50	-48.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 IDR20,268.85	$0.64 TRY27.02	-47.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 IDR14,129.68	$0.30 TRY12.53	-65.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 IDR15,793.59	$0.25 TRY10.62	-73.6%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 52.3% more for transportation

	Bali	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.04 IDR50,544.63	$4.41 TRY187.37	+45.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.29 IDR137,973.13	$9.02 TRY383.35	+8.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,369.74 IDR422,351,602.95	$48,122.27 TRY2,044,517.96	+89.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.07 IDR67,810.67	$6.74 TRY286.23	+65.4%
Average			+52.3%

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pay 22.4% less for housing

	Bali	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.24 IDR370,198.07	$13.72 TRY583.11	-38.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$941.26 IDR15,670,036.60	$717.46 TRY30,481.90	-23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.25 IDR10,908,486.26	$512.73 TRY21,783.85	-21.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.74 IDR1,094,390.86	$62.15 TRY2,640.57	-5.5%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Bali	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.18 IDR4,398,071.00	$600.60 TRY25,517.16	+127.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,829.73 IDR97,052,419.55	$14,110.57 TRY599,500.26	+142.0%
Average			+134.7%

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pay 22.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bali	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 IDR42,180.94	$3.61 TRY153.34	+42.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 IDR38,934.14	$3.22 TRY136.92	+37.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.23 IDR37,194.05	$2.17 TRY92.00	-3.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$78.64 IDR1,309,248.48	$55.91 TRY2,375.54	-28.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.88 IDR64,512.03	$6.44 TRY273.45	+66.1%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 24.6% more for clothing

	Bali	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.94 IDR847,996.02	$57.32 TRY2,435.36	+12.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.42 IDR589,684.28	$45.55 TRY1,935.30	+28.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.41 IDR1,405,217.64	$104.18 TRY4,426.38	+23.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.76 IDR1,194,595.01	$95.96 TRY4,077.01	+33.7%
Average			+24.6%

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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: December 2025

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