Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 6.2% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Ankara instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 9.2% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.33
|
$8.72
TRY302.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.13
|
$7.27
TRY252.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.50
|
$1.27
TRY44.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.97
|
$0.50
TRY17.49
|
|
pay 39.3% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.51
|
$0.83
TRY28.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.27
|
$4.61
TRY159.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.50
|
$3.90
TRY135.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.51
|
$1.68
TRY58.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.24
|
$2.70
TRY93.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.60
|
$0.49
TRY16.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.71
|
$0.88
TRY30.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.18
|
$0.45
TRY15.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.62
|
$0.54
TRY18.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.67
|
$0.25
TRY8.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.52
|
$0.23
TRY7.96
|
|
pay 9.9% less for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.70
|
$4.81
TRY167.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.67
|
$8.72
TRY302.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC218,332.15
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,555,366.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC291.93
|
$5.40
TRY187.40
|
|
pay 44.1% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.05
|
$11.50
TRY398.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,496.07
|
$592.54
TRY20,550.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,603.86
|
$399.36
TRY13,851.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC711.93
|
$53.07
TRY1,840.74
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,399.82
|
$502.10
TRY17,414.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,134.88
|
$10,388.60
TRY360,306.85
|
|
pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.47
|
$3.49
TRY121.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.28
|
$2.84
TRY98.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.93
|
$2.04
TRY70.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC267.82
|
$40.91
TRY1,418.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.03
|
$5.82
TRY201.73
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC630.04
|
$56.66
TRY1,965.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.95
|
$45.57
TRY1,580.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC979.38
|
$104.18
TRY3,613.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC946.11
|
$93.27
TRY3,234.94
|
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