Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 44.0% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 60.8% less for restaurants
Douglas
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Ankara
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.90
|
$5.20
₺168.89
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.75
|
$5.20
₺168.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.54
|
$0.96
₺31.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.32
|
$0.37
₺11.93
|
|
pay 37.7% less for groceries
Douglas
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Ankara
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$0.48
₺15.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.56
|
$3.63
₺118.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.10
|
$4.44
₺144.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.35
|
$1.88
₺61.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.51
|
$2.04
₺66.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.88
|
$0.41
₺13.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.71
₺23.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.95
|
$0.41
₺13.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$0.54
₺17.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.25
₺8.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.28
₺9.14
|
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pay 24.4% less for transportation
Douglas
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.55
|
$4.32
₺140.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.83
|
$15.59
₺506.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,898.07
|
$41,561.68
₺1,351,087.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.73
|
$3.95
₺128.35
|
|
pay 70.1% less for housing
Douglas
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.45
|
$9.64
₺313.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£873.07
|
$347.65
₺11,301.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£727.33
|
$232.27
₺7,550.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.88
|
$49.91
₺1,622.61
|
|
pay 73.7% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£671.38
|
$226.70
₺7,369.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,173.55
|
$4,524.41
₺147,079.52
|
|
pay 54.6% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.48
|
$2.60
₺84.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.90
|
$2.16
₺70.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.94
|
$1.82
₺59.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.34
|
$23.38
₺760.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.96
|
$3.35
₺108.93
|
|
pay 13.6% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Ankara
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.29
|
$44.25
₺1,438.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.25
|
$33.47
₺1,087.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.44
|
$76.89
₺2,499.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.44
|
$65.82
₺2,139.65
|
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