Cost of living comparison
Perth is 2.5 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Perth instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY212.47
|
$18.92
£14.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY212.47
|
$9.14
£6.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY35.75
|
$2.27
£1.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.20
|
$1.70
£1.27
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY21.39
|
$1.05
£0.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY126.38
|
$3.34
£2.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY128.52
|
$4.77
£3.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY58.95
|
$3.57
£2.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY88.25
|
$3.63
£2.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.16
|
$0.69
£0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY22.54
|
$0.81
£0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.67
|
$1.14
£0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.73
|
$1.83
£1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.42
|
$0.64
£0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.84
|
$0.82
£0.61
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY162.10
|
$7.26
£5.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY292.15
|
$82.25
£61.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,593,539.41
|
$32,791.64
£24,524.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY196.54
|
$15.16
£11.34
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY373.35
|
$37.84
£28.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY18,269.79
|
$630.61
£471.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,529.59
|
$504.49
£377.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,826.91
|
$250.98
£187.71
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Ankara
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY15,247.27
|
$1,072.03
£801.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY272,151.53
|
$18,918.25
£14,148.72
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY103.58
|
$4.41
£3.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY79.99
|
$3.97
£2.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.62
|
$15.13
£11.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,255.97
|
$39.10
£29.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY159.35
|
$10.08
£7.54
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,640.78
|
$61.64
£46.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,513.86
|
$37.05
£27.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,165.83
|
$63.06
£47.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,831.60
|
$64.64
£48.34
|
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