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Ankara vs. Port Macquarie Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 14.2% cheaper than Port Macquarie.

Restaurants: pay 43.2% less in Ankara
Groceries: pay 35.5% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 15.4% more in Ankara
Housing: pay 37.4% less in Ankara
Childcare: pay 6.2% more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.4% less in Ankara
Clothing: pay 26.6% more in Ankara

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

Ankara vs. Port Macquarie Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ankara instead of Port Macquarie, you would:

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pay 43.2% less for restaurants

	Port Macquarie	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.35 A$24.62	$9.62 TRY409.29	-41.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.77	$8.42 TRY358.13	-14.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 A$3.32	$1.21 TRY51.39	-45.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 A$2.22	$0.41 TRY17.42	-72.2%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 35.5% less for groceries

	Port Macquarie	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 A$3.61	$0.69 TRY29.36	-71.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.45 A$3.69	$4.81 TRY204.56	+96.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.88 A$7.35	$3.67 TRY156.04	-24.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 A$5.95	$2.32 TRY98.68	-41.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 A$5.55	$2.55 TRY108.32	-30.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.01	$0.70 TRY29.65	-47.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.88	$1.05 TRY44.70	-15.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.56	$0.60 TRY25.52	-42.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 A$2.78	$0.64 TRY27.05	-65.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.56	$0.30 TRY12.55	-71.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 A$1.51	$0.25 TRY10.63	-75.1%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 15.4% more for transportation

	Port Macquarie	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 A$6.46	$4.41 TRY187.55	+2.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.02 TRY383.71
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,531.51 A$36,933.94	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	+96.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.27 A$21.49	$6.74 TRY286.50	-52.8%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 37.4% less for housing

	Port Macquarie	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.95 A$82.73	$13.72 TRY583.66	-75.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$994.34 A$1,497.06	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	-27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$889.68 A$1,339.47	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	-42.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.03 A$97.91	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	-4.4%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 6.2% more for childcare

	Port Macquarie	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$915.84 A$1,378.87	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	-34.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,616.35 A$14,478.10	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	+46.7%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 31.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Macquarie	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.89 A$8.86	$3.61 TRY153.48	-38.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 A$5.05	$3.22 TRY137.05	-3.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.17 A$39.40	$2.17 TRY92.09	-91.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.06 A$73.87	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	+14.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.14 A$15.27	$6.44 TRY273.71	-36.5%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 26.6% more for clothing

	Port Macquarie	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.50 A$118.19	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	-27.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.63 A$29.55	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	+132.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.58 A$137.89	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	+13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.57 A$164.97	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	-12.4%
Average			+26.6%

Port Macquarie vs. Ankara - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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