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Russia vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 26.1% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 32.4% less in Russia
Groceries: pay 7.1% less in Russia
Transportation: pay 4.3% less in Russia
Housing: pay 30.4% less in Russia
Childcare: pay 56.7% less in Russia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.1% less in Russia
Clothing: pay 19.9% less in Russia

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Russia.

Russia vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.4% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY308.68	$6.51 RUB718.87	-25.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY257.24	$4.14 RUB457.53	-43.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY44.97	$0.80 RUB88.10	-37.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY17.84	$0.38 RUB42.45	-23.8%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 7.1% less for groceries

	Ankara	Russia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY29.52	$0.47 RUB51.75	-43.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY163.07	$3.72 RUB410.28	-19.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY138.06	$3.07 RUB339.28	-21.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY59.48	$1.21 RUB133.73	-28.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY95.51	$1.66 RUB182.88	-38.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY17.21	$0.54 RUB59.81	+11.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY31.18	$0.55 RUB60.88	-37.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY16.07	$0.71 RUB78.81	+57.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY19.16	$0.89 RUB97.86	+63.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY8.75	$0.22 RUB23.89	-12.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.12	$0.21 RUB23.01	-9.3%
Average			-7.1%

Ankara vs. Russia - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.3% less for transportation

	Ankara	Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY170.35	$2.12 RUB233.95	-56.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY308.68	$17.67 RUB1,950.88	+102.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,586,636.89	$26,642.44 RUB2,942,100.05	-40.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY191.17	$4.15 RUB458.30	-23.2%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 30.4% less for housing

	Ankara	Russia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY406.95	$5.97 RUB659.74	-48.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY20,964.04	$304.49 RUB33,624.93	-48.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY14,129.49	$210.86 RUB23,284.59	-47.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY1,877.75	$64.94 RUB7,171.10	+22.4%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 56.7% less for childcare

	Ankara	Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY17,764.43	$190.09 RUB20,991.74	-62.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY367,550.84	$5,074.52 RUB560,374.63	-51.2%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 32.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY123.47	$1.42 RUB157.11	-59.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY100.57	$1.67 RUB184.49	-41.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY72.03	$2.10 RUB231.65	+3.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,447.29	$28.15 RUB3,109.06	-31.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY205.79	$3.97 RUB438.77	-31.7%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 19.9% less for clothing

	Ankara	Russia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,004.67	$51.85 RUB5,725.58	-8.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,612.22	$33.92 RUB3,745.92	-25.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,686.05	$76.53 RUB8,450.79	-26.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,299.98	$75.61 RUB8,349.72	-18.9%
Average			-19.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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