Cost of living comparison

Aleppo, Syria

compared to

Ankara, Turkey

Ankara vs. Aleppo Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 2.3 times more expensive than Aleppo.

Restaurants: pay 96.2% more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 2.9% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 43.8% more in Ankara
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 5.3 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.2% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 19.0% more in Ankara

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Ankara are more expensive than in Aleppo. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Ankara.

Ankara vs. Aleppo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 96.2% more for restaurants

	Aleppo	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SYP39,006	$8.72 TRY331.72	+190.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.50 SYP32,505	$7.27 TRY276.43	+190.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 SYP17,126	$1.27 TRY48.32	-3.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 SYP6,157	$0.50 TRY19.17	+6.5%
Average			+96.2%

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pay 2.9% less for groceries

	Aleppo	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 SYP12,105	$0.83 TRY31.72	-10.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.67 SYP34,738	$4.61 TRY175.23	+72.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.66 SYP47,631	$3.90 TRY148.36	+6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.44 SYP31,751	$1.68 TRY63.92	-31.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.94 SYP38,264	$2.70 TRY102.64	-8.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 SYP6,469	$0.49 TRY18.50	-2.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 SYP12,829	$0.88 TRY33.51	-10.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 SYP6,560	$0.45 TRY17.27	-10.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 SYP5,174	$0.54 TRY20.59	+36.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 SYP4,967	$0.25 TRY9.41	-35.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 SYP4,852	$0.23 TRY8.73	-38.5%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 43.8% more for transportation

	Aleppo	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 SYP66,812	$4.81 TRY183.06	-6.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$3.00 SYP39,006	$8.72 TRY331.72	+190.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,863.72 SYP362,284,124	$44,845.33 TRY1,705,025.88	+60.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.21 SYP236,752	$5.40 TRY205.43	-70.3%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Aleppo	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.95 SYP259,419	$11.50 TRY437.31	-42.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$89.80 SYP1,167,586	$592.54 TRY22,528.30	+559.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$77.23 SYP1,004,089	$399.36 TRY15,183.78	+417.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.75 SYP607,901	$53.07 TRY2,017.86	+13.5%
Average			+237.0%

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

	Aleppo	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$69.35 SYP901,697	$502.10 TRY19,089.95	+624.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,147.96 SYP40,929,761	$10,388.60 TRY394,976.13	+230.0%
Average			+427.0%

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pay 67.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Aleppo	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.47 SYP110,063	$3.49 TRY132.69	-58.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.06 SYP13,841	$2.84 TRY108.08	+167.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 SYP42,256	$2.04 TRY77.40	-37.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.08 SYP196,007	$40.91 TRY1,555.29	+171.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$5.82 TRY221.14	+93.9%
Average			+67.2%

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pay 19.0% more for clothing

	Aleppo	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.47 SYP318,095	$56.66 TRY2,154.25	+131.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.02 SYP819,329	$45.57 TRY1,732.52	-27.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.93 SYP1,468,373	$104.18 TRY3,961.09	-7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.57 SYP1,515,593	$93.27 TRY3,546.21	-20.0%
Average			+19.0%

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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: April 2025

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