Cost of living comparison

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Ankara is 36.4% more expensive than Nairobi.

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

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pay 35.2% more for restaurants

 
Nairobi
Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.85
KES496.15
$6.22
TRY213.17
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.38
KES694.62
$6.22
TRY213.17
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.59
KES75.51
$1.05
TRY35.87

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pay 11.4% less for groceries

 
Nairobi
Ankara
Bread
1 loaf
$0.56
KES72.35
$0.63
TRY21.46
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.70
KES734.71
$3.70
TRY126.79
Milk (1 gallon) $3.37
KES435.12
$3.76
TRY128.94

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pay 0.2% more for transportation

 
Nairobi
Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.09
KES785.39
$4.74
TRY162.63
Monthly public transit pass $34.46
KES4,445.54
$8.55
TRY293.11
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,461.54
KES2,381,538.46
$46,646.14
TRY1,598,796.43

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pay 45.4% more for housing

 
Nairobi
Ankara
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$40.57
KES5,233.43
$10.93
TRY374.58
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $418.88
KES54,035.66
$534.79
TRY18,330.06
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $196.01
KES25,284.76
$366.77
TRY12,570.93

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

 
Nairobi
Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $146.63
KES18,915.87
$446.32
TRY15,297.57
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,624.54
KES983,565.76
$7,966.43
TRY273,049.35

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pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Nairobi
Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.31
KES297.69
$3.03
TRY103.92
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.24
KES288.83
$2.34
TRY80.25
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.69
KES347.31
$1.80
TRY61.82

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pay 89.1% more for clothing

 
Nairobi
Ankara
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$18.56
KES2,394.27
$48.03
TRY1,646.19
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$24.95
KES3,217.91
$44.31
TRY1,518.86
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$57.17
KES7,374.65
$92.67
TRY3,176.28

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