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Ankara vs. Puchong Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 56.3% more expensive than Puchong.

Restaurants: pay 69.4% more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 19.5% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 62.9% more in Ankara
Housing: pay 83.5% more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 18.9% more in Ankara

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Ankara are more expensive than in Puchong. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Ankara.

Ankara vs. Puchong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.4% more for restaurants

	Puchong	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.56 MYR14.63	$9.62 TRY409.29	+170.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.74 MYR19.51	$8.42 TRY358.13	+77.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 MYR3.41	$1.21 TRY51.39	+45.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 MYR2.00	$0.41 TRY17.42	-15.9%
Average			+69.4%

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pay 19.5% less for groceries

	Puchong	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 MYR4.03	$0.69 TRY29.36	-29.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 MYR23.24	$4.81 TRY204.56	-14.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.11 MYR29.24	$3.67 TRY156.04	-48.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 MYR7.67	$2.32 TRY98.68	+24.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 MYR8.62	$2.55 TRY108.32	+21.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 MYR5.43	$0.70 TRY29.65	-47.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 MYR2.79	$1.05 TRY44.70	+54.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 MYR5.02	$0.60 TRY25.52	-50.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.85	$0.64 TRY27.05	-8.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 MYR2.80	$0.30 TRY12.55	-56.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.55	$0.25 TRY10.63	-59.8%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 62.9% more for transportation

	Puchong	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 MYR7.58	$4.41 TRY187.55	+139.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.86 MYR48.77	$9.02 TRY383.71	-23.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.07 MYR82,902.73	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	+138.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.88 MYR28.28	$6.74 TRY286.50	-2.1%
Average			+62.9%

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pay 83.5% more for housing

	Puchong	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.52 MYR104.90	$13.72 TRY583.66	-46.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$272.84 MYR1,121.63	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	+163.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$213.52 MYR877.79	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	+140.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.13 MYR144.42	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	+76.9%
Average			+83.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Puchong	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.22 MYR629.90	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	+292.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,015.42 MYR37,062.40	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	+56.5%
Average			+174.2%

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pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Puchong	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.27 MYR17.56	$3.61 TRY153.48	-15.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.93 MYR12.03	$3.22 TRY137.05	+10.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 MYR17.56	$2.17 TRY92.09	-49.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.96 MYR156.05	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	+47.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MYR20.48	$6.44 TRY273.71	+29.2%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 18.9% more for clothing

	Puchong	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.73 MYR253.78	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	-7.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.15 MYR152.72	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	+22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.04 MYR341.36	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	+25.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.17 MYR292.60	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	+34.8%
Average			+18.9%

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