Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 2.5% cheaper than Ankara.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 20.8% less for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY304.89
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY254.07
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY44.41
|
$1.05
SYP2,638
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.62
|
$0.54
SYP1,369
|
|
pay 4.7% less for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY29.16
|
$0.63
SYP1,588
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY161.06
|
$1.67
SYP4,203
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY136.36
|
$4.05
SYP10,163
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY58.75
|
$1.97
SYP4,941
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY94.34
|
$3.01
SYP7,557
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY17.00
|
$0.46
SYP1,144
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.80
|
$0.96
SYP2,424
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.87
|
$0.46
SYP1,152
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.93
|
$0.39
SYP979
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.65
|
$0.27
SYP672
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY8.02
|
$0.28
SYP694
|
|
pay 92.6% more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY168.26
|
$15.92
SYP40,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY304.89
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,567,120.07
|
$18,500.00
SYP46,481,805
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY188.82
|
$11.00
SYP27,638
|
|
pay 91.3% more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY401.94
|
$66.75
SYP167,711
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,706.16
|
$282.23
SYP709,121
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,955.69
|
$145.72
SYP366,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,854.66
|
$53.53
SYP134,494
|
|
pay 87.2% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,545.92
|
$48.33
SYP121,439
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY363,029.69
|
$1,650.00
SYP4,145,674
|
|
pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY121.95
|
$1.25
SYP3,141
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY99.34
|
$1.27
SYP3,203
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY71.14
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,429.49
|
$13.30
SYP33,417
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY203.26
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 50.9% less for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,980.01
|
$22.00
SYP55,276
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,592.39
|
$23.50
SYP59,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,640.71
|
$47.50
SYP119,345
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,259.39
|
$56.25
SYP141,330
|
|
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