Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 18.1% more expensive than Pretoria.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.5% more in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 18.6% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 1.3% more in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 15.3% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 2.2 times more in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.3% more in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 13.7% more in Ankara
The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Ankara are more expensive than in Pretoria. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Ankara. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 11.5% more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR156.85
|
$8.72
TRY313.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR86.21
|
$7.27
TRY260.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.56
|
$1.27
TRY45.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR14.95
|
$0.50
TRY18.10
|
|
pay 18.6% less for groceries
Pretoria
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.77
|
$0.83
TRY29.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR68.05
|
$4.61
TRY165.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR90.45
|
$3.90
TRY140.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR43.21
|
$1.68
TRY60.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR38.23
|
$2.70
TRY96.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.71
|
$0.49
TRY17.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.61
|
$0.88
TRY31.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.35
|
$0.45
TRY16.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.87
|
$0.54
TRY19.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.78
|
$0.25
TRY8.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.73
|
$0.23
TRY8.24
|
|
pay 1.3% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR93.05
|
$4.81
TRY172.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,202.49
|
$8.72
TRY313.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR351,337.39
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,609,220.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR161.55
|
$5.40
TRY193.89
|
|
pay 15.3% less for housing
Pretoria
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR720.39
|
$11.50
TRY412.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,664.59
|
$592.54
TRY21,262.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR6,981.70
|
$399.36
TRY14,330.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,583.75
|
$53.07
TRY1,904.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR3,988.40
|
$502.10
TRY18,017.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR88,372.11
|
$10,388.60
TRY372,782.52
|
|
pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR43.92
|
$3.49
TRY125.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR36.74
|
$2.84
TRY102.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR54.37
|
$2.04
TRY73.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR629.79
|
$40.91
TRY1,467.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR143.78
|
$5.82
TRY208.72
|
|
pay 13.7% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR903.65
|
$56.66
TRY2,033.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR637.84
|
$45.57
TRY1,635.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,699.18
|
$104.18
TRY3,738.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,809.77
|
$93.27
TRY3,346.95
|
|
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