Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 2.7% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 56.4% more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
Rp43,151
|
$5.20
₺168.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.68
Rp59,332
|
$5.20
₺168.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rp9,516
|
$0.96
₺30.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
Rp4,612
|
$0.37
₺11.87
|
|
pay 28.9% less for groceries
Jakarta
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
Rp19,889
|
$0.48
₺15.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
Rp58,469
|
$3.63
₺117.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
Rp81,354
|
$4.44
₺143.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
Rp27,256
|
$1.88
₺60.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
Rp27,018
|
$2.04
₺65.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
Rp22,064
|
$0.41
₺13.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
Rp11,697
|
$0.71
₺22.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rp16,559
|
$0.41
₺13.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Rp9,720
|
$0.54
₺17.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Rp10,947
|
$0.25
₺8.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rp16,009
|
$0.28
₺9.10
|
|
pay 43.4% more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
Rp54,141
|
$4.32
₺139.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
Rp161,815
|
$15.59
₺504.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,772.06
Rp431,506,698
|
$41,561.68
₺1,345,044.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.93
Rp47,250
|
$3.95
₺127.78
|
|
pay 33.8% less for housing
Jakarta
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.58
Rp509,043
|
$9.64
₺311.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$478.90
Rp7,718,762
|
$347.65
₺11,250.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.93
Rp4,382,989
|
$232.27
₺7,516.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.22
Rp1,051,162
|
$49.91
₺1,615.35
|
|
pay 4.5% less for childcare
Jakarta
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.91
Rp2,529,109
|
$226.70
₺7,336.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,733.56
Rp156,883,507
|
$4,524.41
₺146,421.68
|
|
pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Rp37,757
|
$2.60
₺84.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Rp38,091
|
$2.16
₺69.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
Rp37,757
|
$1.82
₺58.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.56
Rp508,639
|
$23.38
₺756.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp53,938
|
$3.35
₺108.44
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
Jakarta
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.45
Rp716,450
|
$44.25
₺1,431.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.52
Rp491,874
|
$33.47
₺1,083.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.12
Rp1,259,123
|
$76.89
₺2,488.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.16
Rp1,404,849
|
$65.82
₺2,130.08
|
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