Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 39.5% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 60.8% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR189.06
|
$5.20
₺168.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.90
|
$5.20
₺168.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR51.35
|
$0.96
₺31.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR31.05
|
$0.37
₺11.92
|
|
pay 54.5% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$0.48
₺15.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.24
|
$3.63
₺118.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.91
|
$4.44
₺144.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.54
|
$1.88
₺61.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.92
|
$2.04
₺66.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.52
|
$0.41
₺13.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.42
|
$0.71
₺23.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.13
|
$0.41
₺13.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR40.00
|
$0.54
₺17.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.37
|
$0.25
₺8.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.40
|
$0.28
₺9.13
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.93
|
$4.32
₺140.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR327.83
|
$15.59
₺506.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,641.83
|
$41,561.68
₺1,350,156.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.41
|
$3.95
₺128.26
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
Victoria
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.10
|
$9.64
₺313.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,443.79
|
$347.65
₺11,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,558.60
|
$232.27
₺7,545.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,358.43
|
$49.91
₺1,621.49
|
|
pay 17.2% more for childcare
Victoria
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,554.54
|
$226.70
₺7,364.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR54,254.63
|
$4,524.41
₺146,978.18
|
|
pay 62.8% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.88
|
$2.60
₺84.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.92
|
$2.16
₺70.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR158.04
|
$1.82
₺59.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,246.40
|
$23.38
₺759.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR146.52
|
$3.35
₺108.86
|
|
pay 30.8% less for clothing
Victoria
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR820.95
|
$44.25
₺1,437.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,137.69
|
$33.47
₺1,087.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,317.27
|
$76.89
₺2,497.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.58
|
$65.82
₺2,138.17
|
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