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Sopot vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Sopot is 37.6% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 76.4% more in Sopot
Groceries: pay 35.9% more in Sopot
Transportation: pay 69.2% more in Sopot
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Sopot
Childcare: pay 34.9% less in Sopot
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.2% more in Sopot
Clothing: pay 13.5% less in Sopot

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

Sopot vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.4% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Sopot
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY308.87	$9.90 PLN41.15	+13.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY257.39	$7.42 PLN30.86	+2.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY44.99	$2.07 PLN8.62	+63.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY17.85	$1.65 PLN6.86	+227.1%
Average			+76.4%

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pay 35.9% more for groceries

	Ankara	Sopot
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY29.54	$1.21 PLN5.02	+44.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY163.16	$4.56 PLN18.95	-1.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY138.14	$3.47 PLN14.44	-11.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY59.52	$3.00 PLN12.48	+78.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY95.57	$2.73 PLN11.35	+1.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY17.22	$0.42 PLN1.74	-13.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY31.20	$0.73 PLN3.04	-17.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY16.08	$0.73 PLN3.02	+59.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY19.17	$1.01 PLN4.20	+86.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY8.76	$0.37 PLN1.56	+51.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.13	$0.50 PLN2.06	+116.3%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 69.2% more for transportation

	Ankara	Sopot
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY170.45	$6.08 PLN25.29	+26.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY308.87	$29.45 PLN122.42	+237.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,587,583.08	$29,694.68 PLN123,448.68	-33.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY191.28	$7.92 PLN32.92	+46.6%
Average			+69.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Ankara	Sopot
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY407.19	$15.63 PLN65.00	+35.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY20,976.54	$907.34 PLN3,772.04	+53.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY14,137.92	$532.03 PLN2,211.79	+33.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY1,878.87	$204.68 PLN850.93	+285.7%
Average			+102.0%

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pay 34.9% less for childcare

	Ankara	Sopot
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY17,775.03	$330.97 PLN1,375.94	-34.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY367,770.03	$6,681.30 PLN27,775.95	-35.7%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Sopot
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY123.55	$3.71 PLN15.43	+6.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY100.63	$3.41 PLN14.19	+20.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY72.07	$4.58 PLN19.03	+124.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,448.16	$34.03 PLN141.45	-16.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY205.91	$6.19 PLN25.72	+6.4%
Average			+28.2%

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pay 13.5% less for clothing

	Ankara	Sopot
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,005.87	$70.36 PLN292.52	+24.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,613.18	$34.03 PLN141.45	-25.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,688.25	$69.29 PLN288.05	-33.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,301.95	$75.16 PLN312.48	-19.4%
Average			-13.5%

Ankara vs. Sopot - Cost of clothing

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