Cost of living comparison

Ankara, Turkey

compared to

As-salimiyah, Kuwait

As-salimiyah vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

As-salimiyah is 41.0% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 17.4% less in As-salimiyah
Groceries: pay 31.6% more in As-salimiyah
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in As-salimiyah
Housing: pay 61.9% more in As-salimiyah
Childcare: pay 37.5% less in As-salimiyah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.8% more in As-salimiyah
Clothing: pay 10.7% less in As-salimiyah

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in As-salimiyah are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, and clothing are lower in As-salimiyah. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in As-salimiyah.

As-salimiyah vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in As-salimiyah instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 17.4% less for restaurants

	Ankara	As-salimiyah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY331.53	$8.13 KWD2.510	-6.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY276.27	$8.13 KWD2.510	+11.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY48.29	$0.54 KWD0.170	-57.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY19.16	$0.42 KWD0.130	-17.4%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 31.6% more for groceries

	Ankara	As-salimiyah
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY31.71	$0.85 KWD0.260	+2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY175.13	$2.63 KWD0.810	-43.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY148.27	$5.54 KWD1.710	+42.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY63.88	$2.35 KWD0.720	+39.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY102.58	$2.65 KWD0.820	-1.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY18.49	$0.86 KWD0.270	+76.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY33.49	$0.82 KWD0.250	-6.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY17.26	$0.66 KWD0.200	+46.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY20.58	$0.71 KWD0.220	+32.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.40	$0.49 KWD0.150	+99.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.73	$0.37 KWD0.110	+60.6%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Ankara	As-salimiyah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY182.96	$1.15 KWD0.350	-76.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY331.53	$48.77 KWD15.030	+459.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,704,041.97	$16,258.31 KWD5,011.460	-63.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY205.31	$29.26 KWD9.020	+441.6%
Average			+190.2%

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pay 61.9% more for housing

	Ankara	As-salimiyah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY437.06	$26.66 KWD8.220	+131.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY22,515.30	$964.66 KWD297.350	+62.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY15,175.02	$699.11 KWD215.490	+75.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY2,016.70	$41.34 KWD12.740	-22.1%
Average			+61.9%

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pay 37.5% less for childcare

	Ankara	As-salimiyah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY19,078.93	$294.46 KWD90.760	-41.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY394,748.20	$6,909.78 KWD2,129.870	-33.5%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 68.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	As-salimiyah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY132.61	$1.63 KWD0.500	-53.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY108.02	$4.88 KWD1.500	+71.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY77.36	$3.09 KWD0.950	+51.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,554.39	$113.81 KWD35.080	+178.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY221.02	$11.38 KWD3.510	+95.7%
Average			+68.8%

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pay 10.7% less for clothing

	Ankara	As-salimiyah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,153.01	$42.27 KWD13.030	-25.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,731.52	$51.44 KWD15.850	+12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,958.81	$83.46 KWD25.730	-19.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,544.17	$83.46 KWD25.730	-10.5%
Average			-10.7%

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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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