Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 36.4% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 35.2% more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Ankara
|
||
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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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.20
|
$0.42
TRY14.25
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.43
|
$1.73
TRY59.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES344.10
|
$2.58
TRY88.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.17
|
$0.47
TRY16.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.83
|
$0.66
TRY22.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES100.00
|
$0.46
TRY15.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.53
|
$0.49
TRY16.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.24
|
$0.28
TRY9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.28
|
$0.20
TRY6.86
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,627.38
|
$5.75
TRY197.18
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,875.75
|
$53.48
TRY1,832.94
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,916.07
|
$36.76
TRY1,260.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES793.85
|
$4.66
TRY159.88
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,767.50
|
$82.89
TRY2,840.94
|
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