Cost of living comparison

Ankara, Turkey

compared to

Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Santa Cruz vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Santa Cruz is 7.3% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 23.2% less in Santa Cruz
Groceries: pay 13.8% more in Santa Cruz
Transportation: pay 44.4% more in Santa Cruz
Housing: pay 19.3% more in Santa Cruz
Childcare: pay 58.2% less in Santa Cruz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.7% less in Santa Cruz
Clothing: pay 32.3% less in Santa Cruz

The cost of transportation, housing, and groceries in Santa Cruz are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Santa Cruz.

Santa Cruz vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Cruz instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 23.2% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Santa Cruz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY331.53	$3.23 BOB22.32	-63.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY276.27	$7.18 BOB49.59	-1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY48.29	$0.60 BOB4.16	-52.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY19.16	$0.63 BOB4.33	+24.4%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 13.8% more for groceries

	Ankara	Santa Cruz
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY31.71	$1.42 BOB9.81	+70.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY175.13	$1.95 BOB13.47	-57.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY148.27	$3.84 BOB26.56	-1.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY63.88	$1.61 BOB11.13	-4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY102.58	$1.43 BOB9.87	-47.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY18.49	$0.87 BOB6.00	+78.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY33.49	$0.42 BOB2.92	-52.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY17.26	$0.60 BOB4.16	+32.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY20.58	$0.42 BOB2.88	-23.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.40	$0.39 BOB2.70	+57.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.73	$0.46 BOB3.15	+98.5%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 44.4% more for transportation

	Ankara	Santa Cruz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY182.96	$2.05 BOB14.13	-57.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY331.53	$21.17 BOB146.30	+142.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,704,041.97	$15,072.80 BOB104,143.35	-66.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY205.31	$14.00 BOB96.70	+159.0%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 19.3% more for housing

	Ankara	Santa Cruz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY437.06	$32.27 BOB223.00	+180.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY22,515.30	$490.33 BOB3,387.86	-17.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY15,175.02	$233.31 BOB1,612.05	-41.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY2,016.70	$29.35 BOB202.76	-44.7%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 58.2% less for childcare

	Ankara	Santa Cruz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY19,078.93	$218.20 BOB1,507.60	-56.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY394,748.20	$4,162.96 BOB28,763.40	-59.9%
Average			-58.2%

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pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Santa Cruz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY132.61	$1.44 BOB9.92	-58.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY108.02	$2.53 BOB17.49	-10.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY77.36	$2.15 BOB14.88	+5.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,554.39	$29.91 BOB206.63	-26.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY221.02	$6.82 BOB47.11	+17.2%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 32.3% less for clothing

	Ankara	Santa Cruz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,153.01	$40.19 BOB277.72	-29.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,731.52	$34.09 BOB235.56	-25.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,958.81	$74.22 BOB512.78	-28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,544.17	$50.24 BOB347.14	-46.1%
Average			-32.3%

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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: March 2025

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