Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 2.7 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Dhaka
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.14
BDT255.52
|
$6.22
TRY213.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
BDT587.70
|
$6.22
TRY213.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT35.24
|
$1.05
TRY35.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT19.42
|
$0.42
TRY14.25
|
|
pay 7.1% more for groceries
|
Dhaka
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
BDT78.91
|
$0.63
TRY21.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BDT512.60
|
$3.70
TRY126.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
BDT367.35
|
$3.76
TRY128.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
BDT153.51
|
$1.73
TRY59.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
BDT177.22
|
$2.58
TRY88.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BDT141.52
|
$0.47
TRY16.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
BDT57.30
|
$0.66
TRY22.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
BDT127.79
|
$0.46
TRY15.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT40.38
|
$0.49
TRY16.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BDT22.82
|
$0.28
TRY9.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BDT43.18
|
$0.20
TRY6.86
|
|
pay 9.5% more for transportation
|
Dhaka
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
BDT498.97
|
$4.74
TRY162.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
BDT2,221.93
|
$8.55
TRY293.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.21
BDT3,577,304.31
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,598,796.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.70
BDT562.15
|
$5.75
TRY197.18
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Dhaka
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.56
BDT1,621.81
|
$10.93
TRY374.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$117.32
BDT14,028.95
|
$534.79
TRY18,330.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$64.40
BDT7,700.90
|
$366.77
TRY12,570.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.47
BDT2,687.13
|
$53.48
TRY1,832.94
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
|
Dhaka
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.47
BDT6,273.50
|
$446.32
TRY15,297.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,373.34
BDT164,215.30
|
$7,966.43
TRY273,049.35
|
|
pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dhaka
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
BDT511.04
|
$3.03
TRY103.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
BDT262.60
|
$2.34
TRY80.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
BDT327.07
|
$1.80
TRY61.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.49
BDT2,091.87
|
$36.76
TRY1,260.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
BDT511.04
|
$4.66
TRY159.88
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Dhaka
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.83
BDT1,892.91
|
$48.03
TRY1,646.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.43
BDT2,084.44
|
$44.31
TRY1,518.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.53
BDT4,846.07
|
$92.67
TRY3,176.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.58
BDT4,254.44
|
$82.89
TRY2,840.94
|
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