Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 40.3% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Doha, you would:
pay 17.6% less for restaurants
Doha
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR30.01
|
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR25.01
|
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
$0.96
TRY31.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$0.37
TRY11.90
|
|
pay 38.2% less for groceries
Doha
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.76
|
$0.48
TRY15.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.35
|
$3.63
TRY117.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.19
|
$4.44
TRY143.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
$1.88
TRY60.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.33
|
$2.04
TRY66.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
$0.41
TRY13.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.71
TRY23.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
$0.41
TRY13.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$0.54
TRY17.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$0.25
TRY8.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.28
TRY9.12
|
|
pay 12.5% more for transportation
Doha
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.79
|
$4.32
TRY140.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR150.06
|
$15.59
TRY505.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR80,029.94
|
$41,561.68
TRY1,348,227.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR72.03
|
$3.95
TRY128.08
|
|
pay 73.0% less for housing
Doha
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.97
|
$9.64
TRY312.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,629.40
|
$347.65
TRY11,277.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,169.93
|
$232.27
TRY7,534.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR314.83
|
$49.91
TRY1,619.17
|
|
pay 63.8% less for childcare
Doha
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,782.09
|
$226.70
TRY7,353.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,670.89
|
$4,524.41
TRY146,768.25
|
|
pay 72.6% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.52
|
$2.60
TRY84.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.09
|
$2.16
TRY69.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR24.01
|
$1.82
TRY58.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR428.29
|
$23.38
TRY758.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR40.01
|
$3.35
TRY108.70
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
Doha
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR235.45
|
$44.25
TRY1,435.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR192.18
|
$33.47
TRY1,085.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR339.10
|
$76.89
TRY2,494.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR354.10
|
$65.82
TRY2,135.12
|
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