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Ankara vs. Sao Caetano do Sul Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 23.7% more expensive than Sao Caetano do Sul.

Restaurants: pay 2.9% less in Ankara
Groceries: pay 19.9% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 39.6% more in Ankara
Housing: pay 46.4% more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 64.7% more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.6% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 10.6% more in Ankara

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

Ankara vs. Sao Caetano do Sul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ankara instead of Sao Caetano do Sul, you would:

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pay 2.9% less for restaurants

	Sao Caetano do Sul	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.46 R$39.17	$9.62 TRY427.76	+29.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.46 R$39.17	$8.42 TRY374.29	+13.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.22 R$6.41	$1.21 TRY53.71	-1.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 R$4.54	$0.41 TRY18.21	-52.6%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 19.9% less for groceries

	Sao Caetano do Sul	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.91 R$10.04	$0.69 TRY30.68	-63.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 R$27.86	$4.81 TRY213.79	-9.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 R$20.90	$3.67 TRY163.08	-7.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 R$12.51	$2.32 TRY103.13	-2.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.09 R$10.97	$2.55 TRY113.21	+22.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.04 R$5.48	$0.70 TRY30.99	-33.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 R$4.32	$1.05 TRY46.72	+27.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 R$3.79	$0.60 TRY26.67	-16.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 R$4.29	$0.64 TRY28.27	-22.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 R$3.48	$0.30 TRY13.11	-55.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 R$3.09	$0.25 TRY11.11	-57.5%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 39.6% more for transportation

	Sao Caetano do Sul	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 R$22.43	$4.41 TRY196.01	+3.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.02 TRY401.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,367.19 R$118K	$48,122.27 TRY2M	+115.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.70 R$35.22	$6.74 TRY299.43	+0.5%
Average			+39.6%

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pay 46.4% more for housing

	Sao Caetano do Sul	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.84 R$120.01	$13.72 TRY610.00	-39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.51 R$1,762.79	$717.46 TRY31,887.48	+113.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$288.91 R$1,517.96	$512.73 TRY22,788.34	+77.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.30 R$243.29	$62.15 TRY2,762.33	+34.2%
Average			+46.4%

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pay 64.7% more for childcare

	Sao Caetano do Sul	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$344.83 R$1,811.76	$600.60 TRY26,693.80	+74.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,095.99 R$47,791.19	$14,110.57 TRY627K	+55.1%
Average			+64.7%

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pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Caetano do Sul	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 R$10.77	$3.61 TRY160.41	+76.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.89 R$9.96	$3.22 TRY143.23	+70.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.33 R$12.24	$2.17 TRY96.25	-7.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.70 R$261.15	$55.91 TRY2,485.08	+12.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 R$39.17	$6.44 TRY286.06	-13.7%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 10.6% more for clothing

	Sao Caetano do Sul	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.87 R$288.29	$57.32 TRY2,547.66	+4.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.58 R$239.48	$45.55 TRY2,024.54	-0.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.33 R$458.86	$104.18 TRY4,630.49	+19.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.82 R$424.66	$95.96 TRY4,265.01	+18.7%
Average			+10.6%

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