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Ankara vs. Shah Alam Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 53.1% more expensive than Shah Alam.

Restaurants: pay 85.4% more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 21.0% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 42.0% more in Ankara
Housing: pay 64.3% more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 55.0% more in Ankara

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Ankara are more expensive than in Shah Alam. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Ankara.

Ankara vs. Shah Alam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ankara instead of Shah Alam, you would:

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pay 85.4% more for restaurants

	Shah Alam	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.55 MYR14.56	$9.62 TRY410.93	+170.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.27 MYR17.48	$8.42 TRY359.56	+97.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 MYR2.86	$1.21 TRY51.59	+72.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 MYR1.67	$0.41 TRY17.49	+0.5%
Average			+85.4%

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pay 21.0% less for groceries

	Shah Alam	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.99 MYR4.05	$0.69 TRY29.48	-30.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.11 MYR29.13	$4.81 TRY205.38	-32.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.04 MYR28.85	$3.67 TRY156.66	-47.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 MYR8.52	$2.32 TRY99.07	+11.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 MYR9.03	$2.55 TRY108.76	+15.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 MYR5.06	$0.70 TRY29.77	-43.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 MYR2.86	$1.05 TRY44.88	+50.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 MYR4.70	$0.60 TRY25.62	-47.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 MYR2.67	$0.64 TRY27.15	-2.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MYR2.17	$0.30 TRY12.60	-44.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.54	$0.25 TRY10.67	-59.7%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 42.0% more for transportation

	Shah Alam	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 MYR7.53	$4.41 TRY188.30	+139.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.40 MYR63.11	$9.02 TRY385.24	-41.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,767.77 MYR138,356.69	$48,122.27 TRY2,054,633.12	+42.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.31 MYR21.75	$6.74 TRY287.65	+26.9%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 64.3% more for housing

	Shah Alam	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.45 MYR124.76	$13.72 TRY586.00	-54.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.98 MYR1,286.47	$717.46 TRY30,632.71	+128.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$274.88 MYR1,126.27	$512.73 TRY21,891.63	+86.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.51 MYR129.12	$62.15 TRY2,653.64	+97.2%
Average			+64.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Shah Alam	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.86 MYR941.80	$600.60 TRY25,643.40	+161.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,250.00 MYR25,608.13	$14,110.57 TRY602,466.26	+125.8%
Average			+143.6%

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pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Shah Alam	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.55 MYR14.56	$3.61 TRY154.10	+1.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 MYR11.93	$3.22 TRY137.60	+10.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 MYR17.48	$2.17 TRY92.46	-49.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.51 MYR157.78	$55.91 TRY2,387.29	+45.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.28 MYR25.73	$6.44 TRY274.81	+2.5%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 55.0% more for clothing

	Shah Alam	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.45 MYR227.20	$57.32 TRY2,447.41	+3.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.52 MYR141.43	$45.55 TRY1,944.87	+32.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.57 MYR252.28	$104.18 TRY4,448.28	+69.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.55 MYR182.53	$95.96 TRY4,097.18	+115.4%
Average			+55.0%

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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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