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Ankara vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 3.1% cheaper than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 33.2% less in Ankara
Groceries: pay 34.9% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 0.1% more in Ankara
Housing: pay 22.0% less in Ankara
Childcare: pay 45.6% more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.0% less in Ankara
Clothing: pay 27.4% more in Ankara

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

Ankara vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.2% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.36 CLF0.3000	$8.72 TRY339.00	-29.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.24 CLF0.2000	$7.27 TRY282.50	-11.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 CLF0.0400	$1.27 TRY49.38	-28.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 CLF0.0300	$0.50 TRY19.60	-63.1%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 34.9% less for groceries

	Santiago	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 CLF0.0400	$0.83 TRY32.42	-43.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.49 CLF0.1400	$4.61 TRY179.08	-16.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.59 CLF0.1100	$3.90 TRY151.61	-15.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.97 CLF0.1000	$1.68 TRY65.32	-57.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.88 CLF0.0700	$2.70 TRY104.89	-6.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 CLF0.0200	$0.49 TRY18.90	-49.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CLF0.0200	$0.88 TRY34.24	+23.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$0.45 TRY17.65	-49.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$0.54 TRY21.04	-35.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 CLF0.0200	$0.25 TRY9.61	-69.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 CLF0.0200	$0.23 TRY8.92	-65.0%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 0.1% more for transportation

	Santiago	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 CLF0.1300	$4.81 TRY187.08	-6.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.20 CLF1.0100	$8.72 TRY339.00	-78.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,540.00 CLF456.5300	$44,845.33 TRY1,742,452.05	+141.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.41 CLF0.3100	$5.40 TRY209.94	-56.5%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 22.0% less for housing

	Santiago	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.87 CLF0.5100	$11.50 TRY446.91	-44.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.58 CLF12.6500	$592.54 TRY23,022.80	+15.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$439.93 CLF10.8300	$399.36 TRY15,517.07	-9.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.66 CLF2.5800	$53.07 TRY2,062.16	-49.3%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 45.6% more for childcare

	Santiago	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$387.71 CLF9.5500	$502.10 TRY19,508.98	+29.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,421.89 CLF158.1300	$10,388.60 TRY403,646.05	+61.8%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 CLF0.0700	$3.49 TRY135.60	+23.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0800	$2.84 TRY110.45	-7.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.15 CLF0.1300	$2.04 TRY79.10	-60.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.85 CLF0.8300	$40.91 TRY1,589.43	+20.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.87 CLF0.1400	$5.82 TRY226.00	-0.9%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 27.4% more for clothing

	Santiago	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 CLF1.3000	$56.66 TRY2,201.54	+7.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.11 CLF0.7700	$45.57 TRY1,770.55	+46.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.37 CLF1.8100	$104.18 TRY4,048.04	+42.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.04 CLF2.0200	$93.27 TRY3,624.05	+13.7%
Average			+27.4%

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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: May 2025

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