Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 9.8% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 11.0% less for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY255.88
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY44.73
|
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.75
|
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY29.37
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY162.21
|
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY137.33
|
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY59.17
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY95.01
|
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY17.12
|
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY31.02
|
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.98
|
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY19.06
|
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.71
|
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY8.08
|
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
|
pay 37.4% more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY169.45
|
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,578,273.24
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY190.16
|
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
|
pay 31.7% more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY404.80
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,853.53
|
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY14,055.01
|
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,867.85
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
|
pay 3.4% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,670.79
|
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY365,613.37
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
|
pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY122.82
|
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY100.04
|
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY71.65
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,439.67
|
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,994.11
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,603.72
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,666.62
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,282.59
|
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
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