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Ankara vs. Santo Andre Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 27.7% more expensive than Santo Andre.

Restaurants: pay 2.7% less in Ankara
Groceries: pay 18.1% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 11.9% more in Ankara
Housing: pay 73.8% more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 64.7% more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.3% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 15.7% more in Ankara

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

Ankara vs. Santo Andre Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ankara instead of Santo Andre, you would:

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pay 2.7% less for restaurants

	Santo Andre	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.45 R$40.39	$9.62 TRY410.93	+29.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 R$40.39	$8.42 TRY359.56	+13.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 R$6.57	$1.21 TRY51.59	-0.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 R$4.68	$0.41 TRY17.49	-52.6%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 18.1% less for groceries

	Santo Andre	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.90 R$10.28	$0.69 TRY29.48	-63.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 R$28.73	$4.81 TRY205.38	-9.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 R$20.63	$3.67 TRY156.66	-3.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 R$12.89	$2.32 TRY99.07	-2.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 R$10.78	$2.55 TRY108.76	+28.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.04 R$5.65	$0.70 TRY29.77	-33.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 R$4.46	$1.05 TRY44.88	+27.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 R$3.91	$0.60 TRY25.62	-16.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 R$4.17	$0.64 TRY27.15	-17.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 R$3.31	$0.30 TRY12.60	-51.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 R$3.19	$0.25 TRY10.67	-57.5%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 11.9% more for transportation

	Santo Andre	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 R$22.41	$4.41 TRY188.30	+6.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.62 R$138.85	$9.02 TRY385.24	-64.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,360.53 R$121,180.64	$48,122.27 TRY2,054,633.12	+115.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.45 R$40.39	$6.74 TRY287.65	-9.6%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 73.8% more for housing

	Santo Andre	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.82 R$112.83	$13.72 TRY586.00	-34.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.93 R$1,582.08	$717.46 TRY30,632.71	+145.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$208.08 R$1,127.65	$512.73 TRY21,891.63	+146.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.38 R$245.91	$62.15 TRY2,653.64	+37.0%
Average			+73.8%

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pay 64.7% more for childcare

	Santo Andre	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$344.72 R$1,868.20	$600.60 TRY25,643.40	+74.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,093.28 R$49,280.13	$14,110.57 TRY602,466.26	+55.2%
Average			+64.7%

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pay 48.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Santo Andre	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 R$12.12	$3.61 TRY154.10	+61.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.89 R$10.27	$3.22 TRY137.60	+70.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.33 R$12.62	$2.17 TRY92.46	-7.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.22 R$131.28	$55.91 TRY2,387.29	+130.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.45 R$40.39	$6.44 TRY274.81	-13.6%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 15.7% more for clothing

	Santo Andre	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.85 R$297.28	$57.32 TRY2,447.41	+4.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.52 R$257.51	$45.55 TRY1,944.87	-4.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.22 R$423.93	$104.18 TRY4,448.28	+33.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.26 R$402.43	$95.96 TRY4,097.18	+29.2%
Average			+15.7%

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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: December 2025

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