Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 20.9% more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
Damascus
|
Ankara
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.50
£11,306
|
$5.20
₺168.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
£11,306
|
$5.20
₺168.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
£2,197
|
$0.96
₺31.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
£1,146
|
$0.37
₺11.93
|
|
pay 10.1% more for groceries
Damascus
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
£3,179
|
$0.48
₺15.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.82
£4,570
|
$3.63
₺118.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
£10,205
|
$4.44
₺144.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
£4,097
|
$1.88
₺61.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
£6,840
|
$2.04
₺66.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
£1,180
|
$0.41
₺13.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
£2,699
|
$0.71
₺23.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
£782
|
$0.41
₺13.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
£961
|
$0.54
₺17.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
£721
|
$0.25
₺8.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
£446
|
$0.28
₺9.14
|
|
pay 7.2% less for transportation
Damascus
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
£11,870
|
$4.32
₺140.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
£42,713
|
$15.59
₺506.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
£65,325,780
|
$41,561.68
₺1,351,087.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.95
£35,058
|
$3.95
₺128.35
|
|
pay 22.1% more for housing
Damascus
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
£127,302
|
$9.64
₺313.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.72
£710,338
|
$347.65
₺11,301.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.54
£458,636
|
$232.27
₺7,550.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.77
£57,212
|
$49.91
₺1,622.61
|
|
pay 69.7% more for childcare
Damascus
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.06
£334,306
|
$226.70
₺7,369.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,676.54
£6,724,882
|
$4,524.41
₺147,079.52
|
|
pay 45.4% more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
£3,769
|
$2.60
₺84.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.01
£2,539
|
$2.16
₺70.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
£6,281
|
$1.82
₺59.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.97
£37,617
|
$23.38
₺760.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
£7,538
|
$3.35
₺108.93
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
Damascus
|
Ankara
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.19
£90,937
|
$44.25
₺1,438.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.50
£74,120
|
$33.47
₺1,087.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.22
£292,011
|
$76.89
₺2,499.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
£162,404
|
$65.82
₺2,139.65
|
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