Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 57.7% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Ankara instead of London, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Ankara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.22
£19.22
|
$6.22
TRY213.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
£7.69
|
$6.22
TRY213.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£1.93
|
$1.05
TRY35.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.59
|
$0.42
TRY14.24
|
|
pay 52.7% less for groceries
|
London
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
£1.49
|
$0.63
TRY21.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
£3.61
|
$3.70
TRY126.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
£4.83
|
$3.76
TRY128.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
£3.04
|
$1.73
TRY59.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.28
£3.26
|
$2.58
TRY88.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.12
|
$0.47
TRY16.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.57
|
$0.66
TRY22.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
£1.13
|
$0.46
TRY15.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
£1.34
|
$0.49
TRY16.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.55
|
$0.28
TRY9.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.51
|
$0.20
TRY6.85
|
|
pay 43.1% less for transportation
|
London
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
£5.48
|
$4.74
TRY162.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$252.24
£192.24
|
$8.55
TRY292.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,406.00
£26,221.09
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,597,863.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
£19.30
|
$5.75
TRY197.07
|
|
pay 78.8% less for housing
|
London
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
£29.81
|
$10.93
TRY374.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,697.16
£2,055.53
|
$534.79
TRY18,319.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,027.26
£1,544.99
|
$366.77
TRY12,563.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$284.51
£216.82
|
$53.48
TRY1,831.87
|
|
pay 74.7% less for childcare
|
London
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,321.07
£1,768.91
|
$446.32
TRY15,288.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,293.41
£19,276.31
|
$7,966.43
TRY272,890.02
|
|
pay 63.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.20
£6.25
|
$3.03
TRY103.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
£3.48
|
$2.34
TRY80.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.92
£14.42
|
$1.80
TRY61.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.95
£44.92
|
$36.76
TRY1,259.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.92
£14.42
|
$4.66
TRY159.79
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
|
London
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.07
£78.55
|
$48.03
TRY1,645.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.65
£37.84
|
$44.31
TRY1,517.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.31
£85.59
|
$92.67
TRY3,174.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.32
£93.98
|
$82.89
TRY2,839.28
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