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Ankara vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 3.7% cheaper than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.8% less in Ankara
Groceries: pay 41.8% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 9.4% less in Ankara
Housing: pay 59.4% less in Ankara
Childcare: pay 66.2% more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8% less in Ankara
Clothing: pay 25.8% more in Ankara

The cost of childcare and clothing in Ankara are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Expenses including housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ankara.

Ankara vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ankara instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 3.8% less for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.38 PGK51.18	$8.72 TRY331.72	-29.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 PGK30.71	$7.27 TRY276.43	-2.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.29	$1.27 TRY48.32	+59.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PGK3.68	$0.50 TRY19.17	-43.4%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 41.8% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PGK6.14	$0.83 TRY31.72	-43.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20 PGK9.08	$4.61 TRY175.23	+109.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 PGK28.99	$3.90 TRY148.36	-44.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 PGK15.23	$1.68 TRY63.92	-54.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 PGK13.54	$2.70 TRY102.64	-17.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 PGK6.43	$0.49 TRY18.50	-68.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 PGK4.94	$0.88 TRY33.51	-26.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 PGK7.21	$0.45 TRY17.27	-73.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 PGK8.36	$0.54 TRY20.59	-73.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PGK6.50	$0.25 TRY9.41	-84.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PGK5.65	$0.23 TRY8.73	-83.2%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 9.4% less for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 PGK17.73	$4.81 TRY183.06	+12.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 PGK68.98	$8.72 TRY331.72	-47.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,877.21 PGK106,956.57	$44,845.33 TRY1,705,025.88	+73.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 PGK91.09	$5.40 TRY205.43	-75.5%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 59.4% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$309.54 PGK1,279.38	$11.50 TRY437.31	-96.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,346.03 PGK9,696.71	$592.54 TRY22,528.30	-74.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.17 PGK2,517.83	$399.36 TRY15,183.78	-34.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.11 PGK322.86	$53.07 TRY2,017.86	-32.1%
Average			-59.4%

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pay 66.2% more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$494.23 PGK2,042.75	$502.10 TRY19,089.95	+1.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,498.59 PGK18,593.73	$10,388.60 TRY394,976.13	+130.9%
Average			+66.2%

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pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 PGK10.24	$3.49 TRY132.69	+40.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 PGK7.57	$2.84 TRY108.08	+55.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.48 PGK30.91	$2.04 TRY77.40	-72.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 PGK186.79	$40.91 TRY1,555.29	-9.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.67 PGK35.82	$5.82 TRY221.14	-32.9%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 25.8% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.25 PGK162.23	$56.66 TRY2,154.25	+44.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.57 PGK184.23	$45.57 TRY1,732.52	+2.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.38 PGK266.11	$104.18 TRY3,961.09	+61.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.43 PGK406.84	$93.27 TRY3,546.21	-5.2%
Average			+25.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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