Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 0.8% cheaper than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 22.0% less for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Ankara
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$6,067.25
|
$5.20
₺168.13
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
$5.20
₺168.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$891.65
|
$0.96
₺30.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$777.70
|
$0.37
₺11.87
|
|
pay 0.5% less for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$1,163.02
|
$0.48
₺15.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$3,045.64
|
$3.63
₺117.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$2,733.73
|
$4.44
₺143.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$1,263.98
|
$1.88
₺60.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$1,528.78
|
$2.04
₺65.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$571.95
|
$0.41
₺13.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$491.16
|
$0.71
₺22.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$268.65
|
$0.41
₺13.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$582.81
|
$0.54
₺17.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$258.38
|
$0.25
₺8.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$289.83
|
$0.28
₺9.10
|
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pay 49.3% more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$3,048.06
|
$4.32
₺139.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$5,893.90
|
$15.59
₺504.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$21,668,750.00
|
$41,561.68
₺1,345,044.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
$3.95
₺127.78
|
|
pay 2.5% less for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$20,344.70
|
$9.64
₺311.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$271,570.51
|
$347.65
₺11,250.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$195,552.13
|
$232.27
₺7,516.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$32,034.04
|
$49.91
₺1,615.35
|
|
pay 0.5% more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$162,428.95
|
$226.70
₺7,336.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$4,900,438.52
|
$4,524.41
₺146,421.68
|
|
pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$1,733.50
|
$2.60
₺84.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$1,488.47
|
$2.16
₺69.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$1,733.50
|
$1.82
₺58.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$19,129.85
|
$23.38
₺756.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
$3.35
₺108.44
|
|
pay 34.3% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$58,164.05
|
$44.25
₺1,431.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$49,867.19
|
$33.47
₺1,083.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$92,745.14
|
$76.89
₺2,488.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$85,549.73
|
$65.82
₺2,130.08
|
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