Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 23.2% cheaper than Moscow.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 19.1% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
₽804.51
|
$5.20
₺168.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
₽459.72
|
$5.20
₺168.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
₽95.32
|
$0.96
₺30.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
₽53.27
|
$0.37
₺11.87
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
Moscow
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
₽64.36
|
$0.48
₺15.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
₽482.98
|
$3.63
₺117.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
₽375.02
|
$4.44
₺143.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
₽132.43
|
$1.88
₺60.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
₽186.31
|
$2.04
₺65.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.78
|
$0.41
₺13.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₽49.92
|
$0.71
₺22.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
₽65.37
|
$0.41
₺13.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₽130.85
|
$0.54
₺17.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₽25.11
|
$0.25
₺8.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
₽24.67
|
$0.28
₺9.10
|
|
pay 15.1% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
₽230.75
|
$4.32
₺139.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
₽2,873.24
|
$15.59
₺504.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
₽2,873,243.39
|
$41,561.68
₺1,345,044.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
₽367.78
|
$3.95
₺127.78
|
|
pay 27.1% less for housing
Moscow
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
₽601.91
|
$9.64
₺311.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
₽80,278.42
|
$347.65
₺11,250.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
₽46,396.04
|
$232.27
₺7,516.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
₽8,454.15
|
$49.91
₺1,615.35
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
₽45,512.18
|
$226.70
₺7,336.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
₽851,218.61
|
$4,524.41
₺146,421.68
|
|
pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
₽287.32
|
$2.60
₺84.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
₽239.66
|
$2.16
₺69.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
₽235.03
|
$1.82
₺58.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
₽3,569.70
|
$23.38
₺756.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
₽574.65
|
$3.35
₺108.44
|
|
pay 39.6% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
₽8,795.15
|
$44.25
₺1,431.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
₽4,287.92
|
$33.47
₺1,083.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
₽9,948.92
|
$76.89
₺2,488.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
₽12,342.63
|
$65.82
₺2,130.08
|
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