Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 0.2% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 28.4% less for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,804
|
$6.22
TRY210.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,804
|
$6.22
TRY210.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF163
|
$1.05
TRY35.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.42
TRY14.10
|
|
pay 68.0% less for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,027
|
$0.63
TRY21.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.70
TRY125.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,466
|
$3.76
TRY127.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,173
|
$1.73
TRY58.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,996
|
$2.58
TRY87.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF318
|
$0.47
TRY16.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF182
|
$0.66
TRY22.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF227
|
$0.46
TRY15.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF193
|
$0.49
TRY16.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF129
|
$0.28
TRY9.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF156
|
$0.20
TRY6.79
|
|
pay 48.1% less for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,043
|
$4.74
TRY160.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.55
TRY290.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$46,646.14
TRY1,582,069.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,510
|
$5.75
TRY195.12
|
|
pay 65.8% less for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,639
|
$10.93
TRY370.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF243,863
|
$534.79
TRY18,138.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF119,226
|
$366.77
TRY12,439.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,438
|
$53.48
TRY1,813.76
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF30,065
|
$446.32
TRY15,137.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF360,783
|
$7,966.43
TRY270,192.57
|
|
pay 46.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,102
|
$3.03
TRY102.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF426
|
$2.34
TRY79.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.80
TRY61.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,373
|
$36.76
TRY1,246.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,505
|
$4.66
TRY158.21
|
|
pay 28.8% more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF6,013
|
$48.03
TRY1,628.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,259
|
$44.31
TRY1,502.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF21,046
|
$92.67
TRY3,143.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,529
|
$82.89
TRY2,811.21
|
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