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Norway

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Turkey

Ankara vs. Halden Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 40.8% cheaper than Halden.

Restaurants: pay 47.0% less in Ankara
Groceries: pay 58.3% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 44.2% less in Ankara
Housing: pay 40.3% less in Ankara
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.3% less in Ankara
Clothing: pay 28.3% less in Ankara

Expenses including groceries, restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Ankara. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ankara.

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Ankara vs. Halden Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ankara instead of Halden, you would:

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pay 47.0% less for restaurants

	Halden	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.88 NOK199.56	$10.16 TRY500.19	-51.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.53 NOK119.73	$9.65 TRY475.18	-22.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.65 NOK34.92	$1.72 TRY84.48	-53.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 NOK29.93	$0.74 TRY36.34	-76.4%
Average			-47.0%

Halden vs. Ankara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.3% less for groceries

	Halden	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$4.16 NOK39.76	$0.98 TRY48.17	-76.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.40 NOK70.73	$5.14 TRY252.83	-30.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.09 NOK86.87	$4.51 TRY221.92	-50.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.76 NOK45.50	$2.70 TRY132.81	-43.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.87 NOK65.63	$2.48 TRY121.99	-63.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 NOK14.35	$0.89 TRY43.82	-40.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 NOK11.42	$1.01 TRY49.64	-15.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 NOK15.03	$0.59 TRY29.26	-62.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 NOK17.20	$0.78 TRY38.20	-56.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 NOK11.31	$0.29 TRY14.41	-75.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.29 NOK12.37	$0.26 TRY12.59	-80.2%
Average			-58.3%

Halden vs. Ankara - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.2% less for transportation

	Halden	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.17 NOK78.09	$5.38 TRY265.02	-34.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.85 NOK419.07	$12.19 TRY600.23	-72.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,017.78 NOK459K	$48,777.71 TRY2M	+1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.52 NOK253.44	$7.82 TRY385.14	-70.5%
Average			-44.2%

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pay 40.3% less for housing

	Halden	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.32 NOK528.63	$17.61 TRY866.83	-68.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$939.68 NOK8,980.08	$760.78 TRY37,446.68	-19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$835.27 NOK7,982.29	$572.06 TRY28,157.64	-31.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$318.93 NOK3,047.85	$72.14 TRY3,550.93	-77.4%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Halden	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$235.44 NOK2,250.01	$1,048.06 TRY51,586.85	+345.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,500.12 NOK148K	$19,763.76 TRY973K	+27.5%
Average			+138.2%

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pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Halden	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.23 NOK97.78	$5.08 TRY250.09	-50.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.70 NOK44.90	$4.09 TRY201.41	-12.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.14 NOK144.68	$2.24 TRY110.04	-85.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.81 NOK533.32	$72.15 TRY3,551.33	+29.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.18 NOK154.66	$8.13 TRY400.15	-49.8%
Average			-37.3%

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pay 28.3% less for clothing

	Halden	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.19 NOK947.90	$53.73 TRY2,644.74	-45.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.75 NOK570.96	$48.06 TRY2,365.60	-19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$132.59 NOK1,267.09	$105.21 TRY5,178.42	-20.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.29 NOK1,197.34	$95.84 TRY4,717.40	-23.5%
Average			-28.3%

Halden vs. Ankara - Cost of clothing

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