Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Turkey

Ankara vs. Sochi Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 34.6% more expensive than Sochi.

Restaurants: pay 19.2% more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 15.0% more in Ankara
Transportation: pay 90.1% more in Ankara
Housing: pay 15.6% more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 23.3% less in Ankara

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

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Ankara vs. Sochi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.2% more for restaurants

	Sochi	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB996.18	$10.16 TRY500.19	-13.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.67 RUB483.15	$9.65 TRY475.18	+70.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 RUB102.94	$1.72 TRY84.48	+42.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 RUB52.66	$0.74 TRY36.34	+19.4%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 15.0% more for groceries

	Sochi	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 RUB69.20	$0.98 TRY48.17	+20.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.63 RUB394.49	$5.14 TRY252.83	+10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 RUB346.93	$4.51 TRY221.92	+10.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 RUB131.05	$2.70 TRY132.81	+75.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 RUB186.62	$2.48 TRY121.99	+13.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 RUB49.03	$0.89 TRY43.82	+54.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB68.68	$1.01 TRY49.64	+25.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 RUB52.98	$0.59 TRY29.26	-4.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 RUB70.94	$0.78 TRY38.20	-6.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 RUB26.04	$0.29 TRY14.41	-4.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 RUB22.59	$0.26 TRY12.59	-3.6%
Average			+15.0%

Sochi vs. Ankara - Cost of groceries

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pay 90.1% more for transportation

	Sochi	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.07 RUB261.57	$5.38 TRY265.02	+75.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$12.19 TRY600.23
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,395.60 RUB2M	$48,777.71 TRY2M	+108.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.09 RUB348.66	$7.82 TRY385.14	+91.1%
Average			+90.1%

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pay 15.6% more for housing

	Sochi	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.02 RUB597.71	$17.61 TRY866.83	+150.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$760.36 RUB64,751.69	$760.78 TRY37,446.68	+0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$409.42 RUB34,866.29	$572.06 TRY28,157.64	+39.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.39 RUB7,782.79	$72.14 TRY3,550.93	-21.1%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Sochi	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$315.84 RUB26,896.86	$1,048.06 TRY51,586.85	+231.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$19,763.76 TRY973K
Average			+231.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sochi	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 RUB99.62	$5.08 TRY250.09	+334.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.85 RUB242.64	$4.09 TRY201.41	+43.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.69 RUB229.12	$2.24 TRY110.04	-16.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.01 RUB3,151.66	$72.15 TRY3,551.33	+95.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.72 RUB231.86	$8.13 TRY400.15	+198.6%
Average			+119.9%

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pay 23.3% less for clothing

	Sochi	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.88 RUB6,973.26	$53.73 TRY2,644.74	-34.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$78.96 RUB6,724.21	$48.06 TRY2,365.60	-39.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.52 RUB9,837.28	$105.21 TRY5,178.42	-8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.89 RUB8,592.05	$95.84 TRY4,717.40	-5.0%
Average			-23.3%

Sochi vs. Ankara - Cost of clothing

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