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Manado vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Manado is 29.4% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 67.9% less in Manado
Groceries: pay 56.6% more in Manado
Transportation: pay 41.0% less in Manado
Housing: pay 54.2% less in Manado
Childcare: pay 59.9% less in Manado
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.1% less in Manado
Clothing: pay 14.0% less in Manado

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Manado.

Manado vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manado instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 67.9% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Manado
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY308.68	$0.96 IDR15,497.50	-89.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY257.24	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	-58.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY44.97	$0.32 IDR5,165.83	-74.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY17.84	$0.26 IDR4,132.67	-49.4%
Average			-67.9%

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pay 56.6% more for groceries

	Ankara	Manado
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY29.52	$1.06 IDR17,219.44	+27.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY163.07	$3.59 IDR58,115.62	-22.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY138.06	$4.83 IDR78,219.23	+23.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY59.48	$1.68 IDR27,275.60	+0.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY95.51	$1.45 IDR23,431.85	-46.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY17.21	$1.16 IDR18,745.48	+137.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY31.18	$0.77 IDR12,496.99	-12.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY16.07	$0.75 IDR12,184.56	+65.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY19.16	$0.51 IDR8,279.25	-5.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY8.75	$0.42 IDR6,795.24	+69.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.12	$1.11 IDR18,042.52	+385.0%
Average			+56.6%

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pay 41.0% less for transportation

	Ankara	Manado
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY170.35	$3.12 IDR50,555.04	-35.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY308.68	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,586,636.89	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY191.17	$2.87 IDR46,492.49	-46.9%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 54.2% less for housing

	Ankara	Manado
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY406.95	$7.65 IDR123,979.98	-33.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY20,964.04	$340.13 IDR5,510,221.30	-42.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY14,129.49	$89.28 IDR1,446,433.09	-77.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY1,877.75	$19.61 IDR317,673.37	-63.1%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 59.9% less for childcare

	Ankara	Manado
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY17,764.43	$143.49 IDR2,324,624.61	-71.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY367,550.84	$5,357.03 IDR86,785,985.52	-48.4%
Average			-59.9%

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pay 25.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Manado
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY123.47	$3.83 IDR61,989.99	+9.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY100.57	$1.75 IDR28,412.08	-38.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY72.03	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	+9.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,447.29	$19.13 IDR309,949.95	-53.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY205.79	$2.71 IDR43,909.58	-53.4%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 14.0% less for clothing

	Ankara	Manado
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,004.67	$63.77 IDR1,033,166.49	+12.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,612.22	$25.51 IDR413,266.60	-44.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,686.05	$97.26 IDR1,575,578.90	-6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,299.98	$76.53 IDR1,239,799.79	-18.0%
Average			-14.0%

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