Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 36.0% cheaper than Ankara.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 51.1% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY211.29
|
$1.80
₹150.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY211.29
|
$4.35
₹365.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY35.55
|
$0.47
₹39.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.12
|
$0.21
₹17.88
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
Ankara
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY21.27
|
$0.53
₹44.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY125.68
|
$3.88
₹325.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY127.81
|
$2.43
₹203.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY58.62
|
$0.89
₹74.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY87.76
|
$1.50
₹125.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.07
|
$1.23
₹103.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY22.41
|
$0.40
₹33.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.59
|
$0.69
₹57.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.64
|
$0.23
₹19.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.37
|
$0.22
₹18.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.80
|
$0.21
₹17.96
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
Ankara
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY161.20
|
$4.73
₹396.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY290.53
|
$11.98
₹1,005.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,584,709.30
|
$15,576.23
₹1,306,837.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY195.45
|
$3.59
₹301.58
|
|
pay 46.6% less for housing
Ankara
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY371.28
|
$9.23
₹774.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY18,168.55
|
$210.00
₹17,618.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,460.17
|
$121.87
₹10,224.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,816.79
|
$30.33
₹2,544.52
|
|
pay 81.1% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY15,162.79
|
$86.37
₹7,246.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY270,643.49
|
$1,468.96
₹123,244.85
|
|
pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY103.01
|
$2.16
₹180.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY79.55
|
$1.64
₹137.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.28
|
$4.31
₹361.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,249.01
|
$16.99
₹1,425.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY158.47
|
$3.00
₹251.31
|
|
pay 52.4% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,631.69
|
$25.30
₹2,122.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,505.47
|
$23.65
₹1,984.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,148.29
|
$43.17
₹3,622.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,815.91
|
$31.38
₹2,633.10
|
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