Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 65.5% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Ankara instead of George Town, you would:
pay 70.8% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Ankara
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
$15.04
|
$5.20
₺168.89
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
$5.20
₺168.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
$2.69
|
$0.96
₺31.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
$2.08
|
$0.37
₺11.93
|
|
pay 72.9% less for groceries
George Town
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
$3.96
|
$0.48
₺15.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
$4.45
|
$3.63
₺118.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
$14.60
|
$4.44
₺144.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.81
$5.69
|
$1.88
₺61.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
$3.82
|
$2.04
₺66.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
$2.86
|
$0.41
₺13.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$1.16
|
$0.71
₺23.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.71
$2.27
|
$0.41
₺13.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
$2.51
|
$0.54
₺17.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
$2.17
|
$0.25
₺8.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
$1.50
|
$0.28
₺9.14
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
George Town
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
$5.52
|
$4.32
₺140.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
$25.06
|
$15.59
₺506.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
$30,070.30
|
$41,561.68
₺1,351,087.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.95
₺128.35
|
|
pay 87.9% less for housing
George Town
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
$110.15
|
$9.64
₺313.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,699.64
$2,255.27
|
$347.65
₺11,301.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,899.75
$1,587.04
|
$232.27
₺7,550.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
$257.36
|
$49.91
₺1,622.61
|
|
pay 76.0% less for childcare
George Town
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
$776.82
|
$226.70
₺7,369.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
$15,987.38
|
$4,524.41
₺147,079.52
|
|
pay 71.0% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
$5.51
|
$2.60
₺84.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
$4.89
|
$2.16
₺70.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
$1.82
₺59.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.79
$55.80
|
$23.38
₺760.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$15.04
|
$3.35
₺108.93
|
|
pay 57.8% less for clothing
George Town
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
$70.16
|
$44.25
₺1,438.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
$88.96
|
$33.47
₺1,087.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
$151.35
|
$76.89
₺2,499.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
$130.30
|
$65.82
₺2,139.65
|
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