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Ankara vs. Yekaterinburg Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 16.9% more expensive than Yekaterinburg.

Restaurants: pay 5.0% less in Ankara
Groceries: pay 2.8% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 19.5% more in Ankara
Housing: pay 14.6% more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 67.5% more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.9% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 6.5% less in Ankara

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing in Ankara are more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Ankara.

Ankara vs. Yekaterinburg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.0% less for restaurants

	Yekaterinburg	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.51 RUB955.21	$9.62 TRY409.29	-23.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 RUB454.86	$8.42 TRY358.13	+41.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 RUB106.02	$1.21 TRY51.39	-13.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 RUB41.85	$0.41 TRY17.42	-25.2%
Average			-5.0%

Yekaterinburg vs. Ankara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8% less for groceries

	Yekaterinburg	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB47.17	$0.69 TRY29.36	+11.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 RUB471.92	$4.81 TRY204.56	-22.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.85 RUB293.70	$3.67 TRY156.04	-4.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 RUB115.40	$2.32 TRY98.68	+53.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB151.85	$2.55 TRY108.32	+28.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 RUB63.87	$0.70 TRY29.65	-16.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB61.12	$1.05 TRY44.70	+31.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 RUB73.31	$0.60 TRY25.52	-37.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 RUB92.62	$0.64 TRY27.05	-47.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 RUB23.26	$0.30 TRY12.55	-3.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 RUB24.90	$0.25 TRY10.63	-23.3%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 19.5% more for transportation

	Yekaterinburg	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.66 RUB203.37	$4.41 TRY187.55	+65.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.82 RUB1,819.44	$9.02 TRY383.71	-62.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,295.32 RUB2,542,668.36	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	+44.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.18 RUB395.27	$6.74 TRY286.50	+30.2%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 14.6% more for housing

	Yekaterinburg	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.38 RUB716.40	$13.72 TRY583.66	+46.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$605.55 RUB46,244.12	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	+18.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.60 RUB30,134.49	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	+29.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.64 RUB7,456.46	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	-36.3%
Average			+14.6%

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pay 67.5% more for childcare

	Yekaterinburg	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$436.79 RUB33,356.41	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	+37.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,147.47 RUB545,832.21	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	+97.4%
Average			+67.5%

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pay 30.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Yekaterinburg	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 RUB136.46	$3.61 TRY153.48	+102.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 RUB214.13	$3.22 TRY137.05	+14.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.43	$2.17 TRY92.09	-27.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.02 RUB3,285.10	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	+30.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.76 RUB363.89	$6.44 TRY273.71	+35.1%
Average			+30.9%

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pay 6.5% less for clothing

	Yekaterinburg	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.42 RUB5,988.99	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	-26.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.18 RUB3,297.74	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	+5.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.25 RUB7,808.43	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	+1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.74 RUB7,846.34	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	-6.6%
Average			-6.5%

Yekaterinburg vs. Ankara - Cost of clothing

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