Cost of living comparison
Quito is 16.8% more expensive than Ankara.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.2% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 48.4% more in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 44.9% more in Quito
- Housing
-
pay 24.2% more in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 36.6% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 49.8% more in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 10.6% less in Quito
The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and housing in Quito are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 2.2% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY339.23
|
$5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY282.69
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY49.42
|
$1.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY19.61
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 48.4% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY32.44
|
$1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY179.20
|
$4.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY151.72
|
$4.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY65.37
|
$2.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY104.96
|
$3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY18.92
|
$1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY34.27
|
$0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY17.66
|
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY21.06
|
$0.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY9.62
|
$0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY8.93
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 44.9% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY187.21
|
$2.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY339.23
|
$20.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,743,649.28
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY210.08
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 24.2% more for housing
Ankara
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY447.22
|
$31.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY23,038.62
|
$451.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY15,527.73
|
$362.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY2,063.57
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 36.6% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY19,522.39
|
$288.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY403,923.40
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 49.8% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY135.69
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY110.53
|
$2.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY79.15
|
$7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,590.52
|
$37.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY226.15
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY2,203.05
|
$43.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,771.76
|
$44.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY4,050.82
|
$97.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,626.54
|
$83.12
|
|
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