Cost of living comparison
Santarem is 85.1% more expensive than Ankara.
- Restaurants
-
pay 32.0% more in Santarem
- Groceries
-
pay 66.1% more in Santarem
- Transportation
-
pay 3.8 times more in Santarem
- Housing
-
pay 2.3 times more in Santarem
- Childcare
-
pay 79.0% more in Santarem
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 16.2% more in Santarem
- Clothing
-
pay 1.1% less in Santarem
The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Santarem are more expensive than in Ankara. Notably, transportation, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Santarem.
If you lived in Santarem instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 32.0% more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Santarem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY319.60
|
$12.86
€11.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY266.33
|
$8.04
€7.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY46.56
|
$1.18
€1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY18.47
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
pay 66.1% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Santarem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY30.57
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY168.83
|
$5.36
€4.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY142.94
|
$3.63
€3.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY61.58
|
$2.89
€2.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY98.89
|
$3.35
€3.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY17.82
|
$1.13
€1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY32.28
|
$0.58
€0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY16.64
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY19.84
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY9.06
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY8.41
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Santarem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY176.38
|
$6.75
€6.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY319.60
|
$53.59
€49.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,642,742.80
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY197.93
|
?? | |
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Santarem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY421.34
|
$53.59
€49.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY21,705.36
|
$589.47
€539.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY14,629.13
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,944.15
|
$60.16
€55.11
|
|
pay 79.0% more for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Santarem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY18,392.61
|
$407.27
€373.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY380,548.00
|
$28,776.84
€26,360.88
|
|
pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Santarem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY127.84
|
$2.14
€1.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY104.13
|
$1.50
€1.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY74.57
|
$5.47
€5.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,498.47
|
$35.90
€32.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY213.07
|
$6.43
€5.89
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Santarem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY2,075.56
|
$80.38
€73.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,669.23
|
$36.17
€33.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,816.40
|
$85.74
€78.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,416.67
|
$85.74
€78.54
|
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