Cost of living comparison
India is 49.1% cheaper than Ankara.
If you lived in India instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 63.7% less for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY301.46
|
$2.40
₹202.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY251.22
|
$3.90
₹329.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY43.92
|
$0.40
₹33.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.43
|
$0.17
₹14.03
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
|
Ankara
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY28.83
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY159.25
|
$2.54
₹214.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY134.83
|
$2.56
₹216.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY58.09
|
$0.94
₹79.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY93.28
|
$1.37
₹115.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
$0.88
₹74.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.45
|
$0.32
₹27.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.69
|
$0.48
₹40.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.71
|
$0.24
₹20.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.55
|
$0.16
₹13.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY7.93
|
$0.19
₹15.84
|
|
pay 25.9% less for transportation
|
Ankara
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY166.37
|
$4.62
₹389.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY301.46
|
$10.12
₹854.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,549,518.41
|
$13,525.56
₹1,142,076.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY186.69
|
$2.94
₹248.14
|
|
pay 58.4% less for housing
|
Ankara
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY397.43
|
$7.39
₹623.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,473.59
|
$138.05
₹11,657.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,798.94
|
$90.33
₹7,627.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,833.82
|
$29.97
₹2,530.51
|
|
pay 86.9% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,348.84
|
$55.73
₹4,705.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY358,952.20
|
$1,565.54
₹132,191.62
|
|
pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY120.59
|
$1.84
₹155.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY98.22
|
$1.59
₹133.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY70.34
|
$3.59
₹303.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,413.44
|
$15.33
₹1,294.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY200.98
|
$3.35
₹283.07
|
|
pay 57.1% less for clothing
|
Ankara
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,957.78
|
$24.02
₹2,028.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,574.50
|
$25.36
₹2,141.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,599.82
|
$41.62
₹3,514.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,222.78
|
$31.12
₹2,627.43
|
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