Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 21.9% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 24.0% more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Ankara
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES571.03
|
$5.20
₺168.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES666.20
|
$5.20
₺168.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES63.43
|
$0.96
₺30.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES52.29
|
$0.37
₺11.87
|
|
pay 0.9% less for groceries
Nairobi
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES60.43
|
$0.48
₺15.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES675.11
|
$3.63
₺117.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES432.42
|
$4.44
₺143.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES174.67
|
$1.88
₺60.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES331.81
|
$2.04
₺65.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES116.49
|
$0.41
₺13.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES47.30
|
$0.71
₺22.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES90.94
|
$0.41
₺13.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES49.11
|
$0.54
₺17.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES46.84
|
$0.25
₺8.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES48.88
|
$0.28
₺9.10
|
|
pay 11.7% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES599.81
|
$4.32
₺139.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,200.77
|
$15.59
₺504.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES1,951,005.66
|
$41,561.68
₺1,345,044.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,365.70
|
$3.95
₺127.78
|
|
pay 26.8% more for housing
Nairobi
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,738.78
|
$9.64
₺311.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES47,177.63
|
$347.65
₺11,250.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES22,188.44
|
$232.27
₺7,516.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,453.61
|
$49.91
₺1,615.35
|
|
pay 17.9% more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,333.52
|
$226.70
₺7,336.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES972,423.77
|
$4,524.41
₺146,421.68
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES237.93
|
$2.60
₺84.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES270.78
|
$2.16
₺69.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES333.10
|
$1.82
₺58.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,466.93
|
$23.38
₺756.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES761.37
|
$3.35
₺108.44
|
|
pay 89.5% more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,054.83
|
$44.25
₺1,431.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES2,982.02
|
$33.47
₺1,083.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,134.91
|
$76.89
₺2,488.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,558.85
|
$65.82
₺2,130.08
|
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