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Ankara vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 3.4 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 2.2% less in Ankara
Groceries: pay 40.9% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 17.8% less in Ankara
Housing: pay 21.8% more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 17.6 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.9% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 34.7% more in Ankara

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing in Ankara are more expensive than in Paramaribo. Expenses including groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Ankara. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ankara.

Ankara vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2% less for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD244.72	$8.72 TRY308.87	+25.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD321.64	$7.27 TRY257.39	-20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD45.44	$1.27 TRY44.99	-1.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.04	$0.50 TRY17.85	-11.7%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 40.9% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD43.06	$0.83 TRY29.54	-32.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD218.88	$4.61 TRY163.16	-26.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD193.82	$3.90 TRY138.14	-29.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD114.81	$1.68 TRY59.52	-48.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD82.24	$2.70 TRY95.57	+15.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD71.68	$0.49 TRY17.22	-76.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD28.84	$0.88 TRY31.20	+7.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD41.43	$0.45 TRY16.08	-61.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD65.45	$0.54 TRY19.17	-70.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD20.71	$0.25 TRY8.76	-58.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD26.31	$0.23 TRY8.13	-69.4%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 17.8% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD145.16	$4.81 TRY170.45	+16.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,159.45	$8.72 TRY308.87	-90.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD877,625.00	$44,845.33 TRY1,587,583.08	+79.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD807.41	$5.40 TRY191.28	-76.5%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 21.8% more for housing

	Paramaribo	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,089.11	$11.50 TRY407.19	-62.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,128.80	$592.54 TRY20,976.54	+14.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD6,839.48	$399.36 TRY14,137.92	+105.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,431.13	$53.07 TRY1,878.87	+30.2%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 17.6 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,212.55	$502.10 TRY17,775.03	+696.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,357.97	$10,388.60 TRY367,770.03	+2630.1%
Average			+1663.3%

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pay 54.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD70.21	$3.49 TRY123.55	+74.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD79.09	$2.84 TRY100.63	+26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD212.15	$2.04 TRY72.07	-66.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD443.25	$40.91 TRY1,448.16	+224.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD175.52	$5.82 TRY205.91	+16.3%
Average			+54.9%

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pay 34.7% more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,274.16	$56.66 TRY2,005.87	+56.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD998.44	$45.57 TRY1,613.18	+60.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,647.43	$104.18 TRY3,688.25	+38.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD3,881.31	$93.27 TRY3,301.95	-15.6%
Average			+34.7%

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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: January 2025

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