Cost of living comparison
Boston is 3.5 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Boston instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
$22.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY255.88
|
$12.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY44.73
|
$3.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.75
|
$2.56
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY29.37
|
$4.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY162.21
|
$9.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY137.33
|
$4.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY59.17
|
$4.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY95.01
|
$6.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY17.12
|
$2.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY31.02
|
$1.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.98
|
$3.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY19.06
|
$3.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.71
|
$2.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY8.08
|
$1.72
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY169.45
|
$3.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
$90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,578,273.24
|
$32,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY190.16
|
$16.62
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY404.80
|
$70.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,853.53
|
$3,280.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY14,055.01
|
$2,453.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,867.85
|
$148.96
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,670.79
|
$2,428.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY365,613.37
|
$25,000.00
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY122.82
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY100.04
|
$5.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY71.65
|
$13.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,439.67
|
$86.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
$16.00
|
|
pay 18.1% more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,994.11
|
$64.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,603.72
|
$43.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,666.62
|
$98.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,282.59
|
$157.18
|
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