Cost of living comparison

 Ankara, Turkey
compared to
 Swindon, United Kingdom
Swindon vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Swindon is 2.3 times more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants
pay 76.9% more in Swindon
Groceries
pay 2.3 times more in Swindon
Transportation
pay 4.0 times more in Swindon
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Swindon
Childcare
pay 41.0% more in Swindon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.2 times more in Swindon
Clothing
pay 11.0% less in Swindon

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

Swindon vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

pay 76.9% more for restaurants

 
Ankara
Swindon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.72
TRY331.53
$19.37
£14.97
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.27
TRY276.27
$8.84
£6.83
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.27
TRY48.29
$1.59
£1.23

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

 
Ankara
Swindon
Bread
1 loaf
$0.83
TRY31.71
$1.44
£1.11
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.61
TRY175.13
$4.07
£3.14
Milk (1 gallon) $3.90
TRY148.27
$6.33
£4.89

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

 
Ankara
Swindon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.81
TRY182.96
$6.99
£5.40
Monthly public transit pass $8.72
TRY331.53
$89.12
£68.84
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $44,845.33
TRY1,704,041.97
$36,531.14
£28,219.17

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
Ankara
Swindon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.50
TRY437.06
$39.02
£30.14
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $592.54
TRY22,515.30
$1,155.93
£892.92
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $399.36
TRY15,175.02
$1,052.60
£813.10

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pay 41.0% more for childcare

 
Ankara
Swindon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $502.10
TRY19,078.93
$1,162.38
£897.91
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,388.60
TRY394,748.20
$5,237.18
£4,045.56

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Ankara
Swindon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.49
TRY132.61
$4.97
£3.84
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.84
TRY108.02
$3.73
£2.88
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.04
TRY77.36
$20.28
£15.66

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pay 11.0% less for clothing

 
Ankara
Swindon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.66
TRY2,153.01
$54.89
£42.40
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.57
TRY1,731.52
$37.13
£28.68
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.18
TRY3,958.81
$82.66
£63.85

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