Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 58.7% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Washington, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$6.22
TRY203.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.22
TRY203.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
|
$1.05
TRY34.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.42
TRY13.61
|
|
pay 63.1% less for groceries
Washington
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.88
|
$0.63
TRY20.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.06
|
$3.70
TRY121.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
|
$3.76
TRY123.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
|
$1.73
TRY56.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.74
|
$2.58
TRY84.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$0.47
TRY15.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$0.66
TRY21.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.28
|
$0.46
TRY15.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$0.49
TRY16.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$0.28
TRY9.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.20
TRY6.55
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
Washington
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$4.74
TRY155.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$8.55
TRY279.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,527,115.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
|
$5.75
TRY188.34
|
|
pay 75.9% less for housing
Washington
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.57
|
$10.93
TRY357.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,560.23
|
$534.79
TRY17,508.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,084.16
|
$366.77
TRY12,007.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.15
|
$53.48
TRY1,750.76
|
|
pay 82.6% less for childcare
Washington
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,326.57
|
$446.32
TRY14,611.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$51,000.00
|
$7,966.43
TRY260,807.34
|
|
pay 68.2% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$3.03
TRY99.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.48
|
$2.34
TRY76.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.11
|
$1.80
TRY59.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$104.29
|
$36.76
TRY1,203.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.68
|
$4.66
TRY152.71
|
|
pay 30.0% less for clothing
Washington
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.41
|
$48.03
TRY1,572.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.96
|
$44.31
TRY1,450.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.93
|
$92.67
TRY3,033.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.48
|
$82.89
TRY2,713.57
|
|
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