Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 72.8% more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
৳207.88
|
$5.20
₺166.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
৳519.69
|
$5.20
₺166.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
৳34.58
|
$0.96
₺30.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
৳17.14
|
$0.37
₺11.74
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
৳77.14
|
$0.48
₺15.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
৳406.54
|
$3.63
₺116.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
৳349.40
|
$4.44
₺142.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
৳145.10
|
$1.88
₺60.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
৳147.71
|
$2.04
₺65.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
৳122.39
|
$0.41
₺13.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
৳50.37
|
$0.71
₺22.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
৳109.29
|
$0.41
₺13.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
৳41.61
|
$0.54
₺17.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳14.38
|
$0.25
₺8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
৳22.84
|
$0.28
₺9.00
|
|
pay 1.4% more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
৳470.79
|
$4.32
₺138.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
৳2,078.77
|
$15.59
₺498.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
৳3,637,844.57
|
$41,561.68
₺1,330,277.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
৳436.54
|
$3.95
₺126.38
|
|
pay 81.8% more for housing
Dhaka
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
৳2,203.49
|
$9.64
₺308.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
৳15,637.07
|
$347.65
₺11,127.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
৳9,539.24
|
$232.27
₺7,434.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
৳3,196.64
|
$49.91
₺1,597.61
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
৳6,833.95
|
$226.70
₺7,255.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
৳169,491.30
|
$4,524.41
₺144,814.16
|
|
pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
৳623.63
|
$2.60
₺83.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
৳209.61
|
$2.16
₺69.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
৳332.60
|
$1.82
₺58.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
৳2,031.53
|
$23.38
₺748.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
৳519.69
|
$3.35
₺107.25
|
|
pay 68.8% more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
৳2,338.61
|
$44.25
₺1,416.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
৳2,484.19
|
$33.47
₺1,071.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
৳5,300.86
|
$76.89
₺2,461.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
৳4,412.42
|
$65.82
₺2,106.69
|
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