Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Saint John's instead of Ankara, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Saint John's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY301.46
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY251.22
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY43.92
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.43
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Saint John's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY28.83
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY159.25
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY134.83
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY58.09
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY93.28
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.45
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.69
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.71
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.55
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY7.93
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Saint John's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY166.37
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY301.46
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,549,518.41
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY186.69
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Saint John's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY397.43
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,473.59
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,798.94
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,833.82
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Saint John's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,348.84
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY358,952.20
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Saint John's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY120.59
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY98.22
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY70.34
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,413.44
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY200.98
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Saint John's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,957.78
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,574.50
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,599.82
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,222.78
|
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