Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 32.4% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 28.1% more for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP21,876.21
|
$8.72
TRY302.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP30,309.03
|
$7.27
TRY252.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,617.85
|
$1.27
TRY44.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,789.49
|
$0.50
TRY17.49
|
|
pay 3.1% less for groceries
|
Bogota
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP5,868.44
|
$0.83
TRY28.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,670.38
|
$4.61
TRY159.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP19,650.89
|
$3.90
TRY135.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP9,346.49
|
$1.68
TRY58.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP9,738.59
|
$2.70
TRY93.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP5,210.54
|
$0.49
TRY16.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,096.20
|
$0.88
TRY30.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,425.57
|
$0.45
TRY15.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,344.00
|
$0.54
TRY18.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,118.81
|
$0.25
TRY8.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,032.72
|
$0.23
TRY7.96
|
|
pay 25.1% more for transportation
|
Bogota
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP15,328.09
|
$4.81
TRY167.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP175,704.51
|
$8.72
TRY302.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP65,669,562.34
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,555,366.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP55,526.14
|
$5.40
TRY187.40
|
|
pay 1.0% less for housing
|
Bogota
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP104,477.01
|
$11.50
TRY398.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,873,085.54
|
$592.54
TRY20,550.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,374,179.40
|
$399.36
TRY13,851.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP282,197.59
|
$53.07
TRY1,840.74
|
|
pay 78.6% more for childcare
|
Bogota
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP1,011,513.32
|
$502.10
TRY17,414.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP32,476,583.56
|
$10,388.60
TRY360,306.85
|
|
pay 81.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,051.50
|
$3.49
TRY121.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP6,278.30
|
$2.84
TRY98.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP10,103.01
|
$2.04
TRY70.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP93,530.55
|
$40.91
TRY1,418.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP20,206.02
|
$5.82
TRY201.73
|
|
pay 18.0% more for clothing
|
Bogota
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP225,083.73
|
$56.66
TRY1,965.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP183,966.34
|
$45.57
TRY1,580.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP371,725.30
|
$104.18
TRY3,613.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP311,966.91
|
$93.27
TRY3,234.94
|
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