Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 16.1% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 43.9% less for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
$6.22
TRY211.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.2900
|
$6.22
TRY211.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$1.05
TRY35.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.42
TRY14.12
|
|
pay 43.1% less for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$0.63
TRY21.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$3.70
TRY125.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
$3.76
TRY127.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
$1.73
TRY58.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$2.58
TRY87.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.47
TRY16.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.66
TRY22.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.46
TRY15.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.49
TRY16.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.28
TRY9.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.20
TRY6.80
|
|
pay 5.2% more for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$4.74
TRY161.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4700
|
$8.55
TRY290.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF589.1900
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,584,709.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
$5.75
TRY195.45
|
|
pay 31.5% less for housing
|
Santiago
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
$10.93
TRY371.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.2900
|
$534.79
TRY18,168.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.4000
|
$366.77
TRY12,460.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.9600
|
$53.48
TRY1,816.79
|
|
pay 13.1% more for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.6500
|
$446.32
TRY15,162.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF230.9900
|
$7,966.43
TRY270,643.49
|
|
pay 25.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$3.03
TRY103.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$2.34
TRY79.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$1.80
TRY61.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
$36.76
TRY1,249.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$4.66
TRY158.47
|
|
pay 13.6% more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
$48.03
TRY1,631.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.0900
|
$44.31
TRY1,505.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5100
|
$92.67
TRY3,148.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6500
|
$82.89
TRY2,815.91
|
|
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