Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 48.9% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 26.6% less for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.95
|
$6.22
TRY211.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.97
|
$6.22
TRY211.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.40
|
$1.05
TRY35.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.78
|
$0.42
TRY14.16
|
|
pay 66.5% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
$0.63
TRY21.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.32
|
$3.70
TRY126.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.72
|
$3.76
TRY128.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.25
|
$1.73
TRY58.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.99
|
$2.58
TRY88.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.14
|
$0.47
TRY16.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.03
|
$0.66
TRY22.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.67
|
$0.46
TRY15.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.45
|
$0.49
TRY16.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
$0.28
TRY9.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.34
|
$0.20
TRY6.82
|
|
pay 41.0% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.92
|
$4.74
TRY161.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$499.65
|
$8.55
TRY291.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$259,618.59
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,589,294.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.93
|
$5.75
TRY196.01
|
|
pay 69.3% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.83
|
$10.93
TRY372.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,125.63
|
$534.79
TRY18,221.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,604.83
|
$366.77
TRY12,496.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,529.33
|
$53.48
TRY1,822.05
|
|
pay 57.6% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,250.01
|
$446.32
TRY15,206.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,732.10
|
$7,966.43
TRY271,426.60
|
|
pay 64.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.96
|
$3.03
TRY103.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.41
|
$2.34
TRY79.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.93
|
$1.80
TRY61.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$673.18
|
$36.76
TRY1,252.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.93
|
$4.66
TRY158.93
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$594.55
|
$48.03
TRY1,636.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.09
|
$44.31
TRY1,509.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$713.08
|
$92.67
TRY3,157.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,053.56
|
$82.89
TRY2,824.05
|
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