Cost of living comparison

Almaty, Kazakhstan

compared to

Ankara, Turkey

Ankara vs. Almaty Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 18.2% more expensive than Almaty.

Restaurants: pay 19.9% more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 1.2% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 45.9% more in Ankara
Housing: pay 4.5% less in Ankara
Childcare: pay 41.9% more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.2% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 12.1% less in Ankara

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

Ankara vs. Almaty Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.9% more for restaurants

	Almaty	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.08 KZT4,165.60	$8.72 TRY332.07	+8.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.06 KZT3,124.20	$7.27 TRY276.73	+20.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 KZT458.18	$1.27 TRY48.37	+43.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 KZT239.52	$0.50 TRY19.19	+8.6%
Average			+19.9%

Almaty vs. Ankara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.2% less for groceries

	Almaty	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KZT281.38	$0.83 TRY31.76	+52.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.58 KZT2,359.88	$4.61 TRY175.42	+0.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.66 KZT2,404.13	$3.90 TRY148.52	-16.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 KZT901.25	$1.68 TRY63.99	-3.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 KZT1,146.16	$2.70 TRY102.75	+21.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 KZT299.30	$0.49 TRY18.52	-16.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KZT448.19	$0.88 TRY33.54	+1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 KZT487.11	$0.45 TRY17.29	-51.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 KZT426.32	$0.54 TRY20.61	-34.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 KZT122.19	$0.25 TRY9.42	+4.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 KZT92.47	$0.23 TRY8.74	+28.1%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 45.9% more for transportation

	Almaty	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 KZT974.69	$4.81 TRY183.26	+154.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.54 KZT7,498.07	$8.72 TRY332.07	-40.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,232.73 KZT12,496,786.84	$44,845.33 TRY1,706,853.82	+85.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.46 KZT3,332.48	$5.40 TRY205.65	-16.4%
Average			+45.9%

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pay 4.5% less for housing

	Almaty	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.31 KZT6,861.74	$11.50 TRY437.78	-13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$636.11 KZT328,040.65	$592.54 TRY22,552.45	-6.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$420.51 KZT216,856.01	$399.36 TRY15,200.06	-5.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.30 KZT25,425.05	$53.07 TRY2,020.03	+7.6%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 41.9% more for childcare

	Almaty	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$263.00 KZT135,628.42	$502.10 TRY19,110.42	+90.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,195.17 KZT5,773,331.74	$10,388.60 TRY395,399.58	-7.2%
Average			+41.9%

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pay 37.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Almaty	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.41 KZT728.98	$3.49 TRY132.83	+146.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 KZT1,197.61	$2.84 TRY108.19	+22.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.80 KZT926.85	$2.04 TRY77.48	+13.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.28 KZT23,865.39	$40.91 TRY1,556.95	-11.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.05 KZT2,603.50	$5.82 TRY221.38	+15.2%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 12.1% less for clothing

	Almaty	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.33 KZT44,005.93	$56.66 TRY2,156.56	-33.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.80 KZT22,069.65	$45.57 TRY1,734.37	+6.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.08 KZT56,770.23	$104.18 TRY3,965.34	-5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.69 KZT57,082.24	$93.27 TRY3,550.02	-15.7%
Average			-12.1%

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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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