Cost of living comparison
Amarillo is 2.1 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Amarillo instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Amarillo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY212.47
|
$15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY212.47
|
$11.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY35.75
|
$1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.20
|
?? | |
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Amarillo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY21.39
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY126.38
|
$6.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY128.52
|
$4.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY58.95
|
$1.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY88.25
|
$5.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.16
|
$1.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY22.54
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.67
|
$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.73
|
$1.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.42
|
$1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.84
|
$1.06
|
|
pay 40.3% less for transportation
Ankara
|
Amarillo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY162.10
|
$2.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY292.15
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,593,539.41
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY196.54
|
?? | |
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Amarillo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY373.35
|
$72.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY18,269.79
|
$905.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,529.59
|
$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,826.91
|
$197.29
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Ankara
|
Amarillo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY15,247.27
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY272,151.53
|
?? |
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Amarillo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY103.58
|
$3.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY79.99
|
$4.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.62
|
$9.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,255.97
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY159.35
|
$11.50
|
|
pay 16.0% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Amarillo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,640.78
|
$45.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,513.86
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,165.83
|
$68.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,831.60
|
$70.00
|
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