Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 16.8% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Manila, you would:
pay 47.3% more for restaurants
|
Manila
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱299.75
|
$8.72
TRY302.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱249.79
|
$7.27
TRY252.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱51.16
|
$1.27
TRY44.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.79
|
$0.50
TRY17.49
|
|
pay 39.9% less for groceries
|
Manila
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱79.22
|
$0.83
TRY28.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱310.79
|
$4.61
TRY159.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱398.08
|
$3.90
TRY135.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱121.80
|
$1.68
TRY58.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱141.77
|
$2.70
TRY93.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.17
|
$0.49
TRY16.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱47.11
|
$0.88
TRY30.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.19
|
$0.45
TRY15.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱57.24
|
$0.54
TRY18.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱70.38
|
$0.25
TRY8.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱87.02
|
$0.23
TRY7.96
|
|
pay 45.5% more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱242.68
|
$4.81
TRY167.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱581.81
|
$8.72
TRY302.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,498,759.46
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,555,366.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱156.37
|
$5.40
TRY187.40
|
|
pay 3.4% less for housing
|
Manila
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,688.01
|
$11.50
TRY398.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,477.21
|
$592.54
TRY20,550.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,738.63
|
$399.36
TRY13,851.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,231.09
|
$53.07
TRY1,840.74
|
|
pay 11.2% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱28,276.60
|
$502.10
TRY17,414.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱827,886.18
|
$10,388.60
TRY360,306.85
|
|
pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱79.93
|
$3.49
TRY121.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱158.05
|
$2.84
TRY98.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱179.85
|
$2.04
TRY70.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,379.85
|
$40.91
TRY1,418.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱449.63
|
$5.82
TRY201.73
|
|
pay 58.8% more for clothing
|
Manila
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,952.15
|
$56.66
TRY1,965.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,558.61
|
$45.57
TRY1,580.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,337.99
|
$104.18
TRY3,613.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,568.33
|
$93.27
TRY3,234.94
|
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