Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 29.6% cheaper than Kingstown.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
Kingstown
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.96
TRY31.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$0.37
TRY11.90
|
|
pay 62.8% less for groceries
Kingstown
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$0.48
TRY15.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$3.63
TRY117.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$4.44
TRY143.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$1.88
TRY60.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$2.04
TRY66.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$0.41
TRY13.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.71
TRY23.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.41
TRY13.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.54
TRY17.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.25
TRY8.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.28
TRY9.12
|
|
pay 49.8% less for transportation
Kingstown
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$4.32
TRY140.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$15.59
TRY505.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$41,561.68
TRY1,348,227.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$3.95
TRY128.08
|
|
pay 24.2% less for housing
Kingstown
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$9.64
TRY312.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$347.65
TRY11,277.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$232.27
TRY7,534.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$49.91
TRY1,619.17
|
|
pay 44.5% more for childcare
Kingstown
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$226.70
TRY7,353.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$4,524.41
TRY146,768.25
|
|
pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports
Kingstown
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$2.60
TRY84.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.16
TRY69.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.82
TRY58.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$23.38
TRY758.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$3.35
TRY108.70
|
|
pay 37.9% less for clothing
Kingstown
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$44.25
TRY1,435.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$33.47
TRY1,085.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$76.89
TRY2,494.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$65.82
TRY2,135.12
|
|
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