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Ankara vs. Minsk Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 30.2% more expensive than Minsk.

Restaurants: pay 29.3% more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 14.9% more in Ankara
Transportation: pay 57.5% more in Ankara
Housing: pay 24.4% more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 34.0% more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.1% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 5.0% less in Ankara

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, housing, and groceries in Ankara are more expensive than in Minsk.

Ankara vs. Minsk Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ankara instead of Minsk, you would:

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pay 29.3% more for restaurants

	Minsk	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.11 BYN29.75	$8.72 TRY329.71	-4.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 BYN16.86	$7.27 TRY274.76	+40.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 BYN2.41	$1.27 TRY48.03	+72.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 BYN1.52	$0.50 TRY19.06	+8.6%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 14.9% more for groceries

	Minsk	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 BYN1.83	$0.83 TRY31.53	+48.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.06 BYN9.98	$4.61 TRY174.17	+50.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.78 BYN9.07	$3.90 TRY147.46	+40.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.29 BYN4.20	$1.68 TRY63.53	+30.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.74 BYN5.69	$2.70 TRY102.02	+54.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 BYN1.63	$0.49 TRY18.39	-2.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 BYN2.43	$0.88 TRY33.31	+18.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 BYN2.54	$0.45 TRY17.16	-41.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 BYN3.20	$0.54 TRY20.47	-44.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 BYN0.63	$0.25 TRY9.35	+28.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 BYN0.92	$0.23 TRY8.68	-18.7%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 57.5% more for transportation

	Minsk	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.80 BYN9.13	$4.81 TRY181.96	+72.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.51 BYN50.63	$8.72 TRY329.71	-43.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,466.62 BYN57,022.04	$44,845.33 TRY1,694,705.04	+156.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.72 BYN12.16	$5.40 TRY204.19	+45.1%
Average			+57.5%

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pay 24.4% more for housing

	Minsk	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.42 BYN34.02	$11.50 TRY434.67	+10.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.79 BYN1,530.44	$592.54 TRY22,391.93	+26.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$299.22 BYN976.84	$399.36 TRY15,091.87	+33.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.67 BYN136.02	$53.07 TRY2,005.65	+27.4%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 34.0% more for childcare

	Minsk	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$301.24 BYN983.42	$502.10 TRY18,974.40	+66.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,252.74 BYN33,471.40	$10,388.60 TRY392,585.27	+1.3%
Average			+34.0%

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pay 56.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Minsk	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.43 BYN4.68	$3.49 TRY131.88	+143.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.69 BYN5.50	$2.84 TRY107.42	+68.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.82 BYN5.95	$2.04 TRY76.93	+11.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.67 BYN103.39	$40.91 TRY1,545.87	+29.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 BYN14.88	$5.82 TRY219.81	+27.7%
Average			+56.1%

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pay 5.0% less for clothing

	Minsk	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.57 BYN204.28	$56.66 TRY2,141.21	-9.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.40 BYN154.74	$45.57 TRY1,722.03	-3.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.39 BYN347.32	$104.18 TRY3,937.12	-2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.82 BYN319.34	$93.27 TRY3,524.75	-4.6%
Average			-5.0%

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