Cost of living comparison

Ankara, Turkey

compared to

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 66.4% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 10.6% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 79.7% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 34.2% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.9% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 14.6% more in Santo Domingo

The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Ankara. Notably, transportation, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 10.6% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY350.46	$10.23 DOP617.15	+17.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY292.05	$6.60 DOP398.16	-9.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY51.05	$1.05 DOP63.34	-17.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY20.26	$0.77 DOP46.15	+51.8%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY33.52	$1.90 DOP114.79	+128.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY185.14	$3.22 DOP194.05	-30.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY156.74	$4.91 DOP296.12	+25.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY67.53	$2.37 DOP142.81	+40.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY108.44	$2.89 DOP174.21	+7.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY19.54	$1.37 DOP82.80	+182.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY35.40	$0.35 DOP21.35	-59.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY18.24	$1.35 DOP81.49	+197.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY21.76	$0.79 DOP47.83	+46.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.94	$0.98 DOP59.34	+297.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY9.22	$1.09 DOP65.70	+374.5%
Average			+110.0%

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY193.41	$4.80 DOP289.48	-0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY350.46	$82.54 DOP4,977.05	+846.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,801,376.03	$28,062.96 DOP1,692,196.48	-37.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY217.04	$18.61 DOP1,122.21	+244.4%
Average			+263.2%

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pay 79.7% more for housing

	Ankara	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY462.03	$42.28 DOP2,549.35	+267.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY23,801.36	$732.50 DOP44,169.64	+23.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY16,041.81	$411.15 DOP24,792.36	+3.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY2,131.89	$66.16 DOP3,989.67	+24.7%
Average			+79.7%

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pay 34.2% less for childcare

	Ankara	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY20,168.71	$361.79 DOP21,816.06	-27.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY417,296.03	$6,176.69 DOP372,454.24	-40.5%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY140.18	$2.48 DOP149.31	-29.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY114.19	$2.58 DOP155.53	-9.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY81.77	$4.54 DOP273.74	+123.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,643.17	$44.94 DOP2,709.73	+9.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY233.64	$6.40 DOP385.72	+10.0%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 14.6% more for clothing

	Ankara	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,275.99	$66.44 DOP4,006.52	+17.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,830.42	$56.74 DOP3,421.72	+24.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,184.93	$103.17 DOP6,221.31	-1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,746.61	$109.66 DOP6,612.36	+17.6%
Average			+14.6%

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