Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 17.4% cheaper than Tokyo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.8% more in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 52.1% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 12.7% less in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 50.7% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 17.1% less in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 29.9% less in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 27.0% more in Ankara
The cost of clothing and restaurants in Ankara are more expensive than in Tokyo. Expenses including groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation are lower in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 13.8% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥985
|
$8.72
TRY313.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥788
|
$7.27
TRY260.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥169
|
$1.27
TRY45.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥113
|
$0.50
TRY18.10
|
|
pay 52.1% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥247
|
$0.83
TRY29.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,061
|
$4.61
TRY165.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥891
|
$3.90
TRY140.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥316
|
$1.68
TRY60.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥494
|
$2.70
TRY96.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥360
|
$0.49
TRY17.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥161
|
$0.88
TRY31.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥401
|
$0.45
TRY16.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥366
|
$0.54
TRY19.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥195
|
$0.25
TRY8.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥191
|
$0.23
TRY8.24
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥669
|
$4.81
TRY172.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥8,869
|
$8.72
TRY313.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,293,353
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,609,220.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,218
|
$5.40
TRY193.89
|
|
pay 50.7% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,820
|
$11.50
TRY412.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥169,492
|
$592.54
TRY21,262.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥88,202
|
$399.36
TRY14,330.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,279
|
$53.07
TRY1,904.48
|
|
pay 17.1% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥80,685
|
$502.10
TRY18,017.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,194,829
|
$10,388.60
TRY372,782.52
|
|
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥493
|
$3.49
TRY125.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥515
|
$2.84
TRY102.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥591
|
$2.04
TRY73.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,161
|
$40.91
TRY1,467.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,872
|
$5.82
TRY208.72
|
|
pay 27.0% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥7,958
|
$56.66
TRY2,033.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,578
|
$45.57
TRY1,635.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,594
|
$104.18
TRY3,738.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,541
|
$93.27
TRY3,346.95
|
|
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