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Ankara vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 42.9% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 46.9% less in Ankara
Groceries: pay 54.0% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 39.5% less in Ankara
Housing: pay 67.4% less in Ankara
Childcare: pay 30.1% less in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.9% less in Ankara
Clothing: pay 20.8% less in Ankara

Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare are lower in Ankara.

Ankara vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.9% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$26.74	$8.72 TRY309.15	-41.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$16.04	$7.27 TRY257.62	-18.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.61	$1.27 TRY45.03	-50.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.86	$0.50 TRY17.87	-76.6%
Average			-46.9%

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pay 54.0% less for groceries

	Wellington	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.52	$0.83 TRY29.57	-57.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$7.43	$4.61 TRY163.31	+11.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$12.50	$3.90 TRY138.26	-44.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$12.25	$1.68 TRY59.57	-75.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$9.06	$2.70 TRY95.66	-46.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.50	$0.49 TRY17.24	-65.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.95	$0.88 TRY31.23	-19.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.64	$0.45 TRY16.09	-69.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.68	$0.54 TRY19.19	-79.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.82	$0.25 TRY8.77	-75.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.50	$0.23 TRY8.14	-72.6%
Average			-54.0%

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pay 39.5% less for transportation

	Wellington	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$11.50	$4.81 TRY170.61	-25.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$228.47	$8.72 TRY309.15	-93.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$61,502.38	$44,845.33 TRY1,589,013.65	+30.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$32.62	$5.40 TRY191.45	-70.3%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 67.4% less for housing

	Wellington	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$97.19	$11.50 TRY407.56	-78.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,663.82	$592.54 TRY20,995.44	-60.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,391.28	$399.36 TRY14,150.66	-70.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$240.18	$53.07 TRY1,880.57	-60.4%
Average			-67.4%

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pay 30.1% less for childcare

	Wellington	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,560.73	$502.10 TRY17,791.04	-42.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$22,655.60	$10,388.60 TRY368,101.43	-17.9%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.84	$3.49 TRY123.66	-51.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$6.11	$2.84 TRY100.73	-16.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$43.80	$2.04 TRY72.13	-91.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$71.37	$40.91 TRY1,449.46	+2.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$21.93	$5.82 TRY206.10	-52.5%
Average			-41.9%

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pay 20.8% less for clothing

	Wellington	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$135.72	$56.66 TRY2,007.68	-25.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$98.67	$45.57 TRY1,614.63	-17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$213.92	$104.18 TRY3,691.57	-12.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$232.10	$93.27 TRY3,304.92	-28.0%
Average			-20.8%

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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: January 2025

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