Cost of living comparison
Sydney is 3.7 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Sydney instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY211.29
|
$15.95
A$23.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY211.29
|
$9.97
A$14.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY35.55
|
$2.58
A$3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.12
|
$2.10
A$3.12
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY21.27
|
$2.77
A$4.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY125.68
|
$5.64
A$8.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY127.81
|
$5.64
A$8.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY58.62
|
$4.04
A$6.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY87.76
|
$3.87
A$5.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.07
|
$1.46
A$2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY22.41
|
$1.26
A$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.59
|
$1.39
A$2.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.64
|
$1.91
A$2.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.37
|
$1.10
A$1.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.80
|
$1.01
A$1.50
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY161.20
|
$5.16
A$7.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY290.53
|
$145.34
A$216.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,584,709.30
|
$29,050.15
A$43,181.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY195.45
|
$28.58
A$42.48
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY371.28
|
$52.02
A$77.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY18,168.55
|
$2,183.69
A$3,245.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,460.17
|
$1,498.67
A$2,227.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,816.79
|
$147.85
A$219.78
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Ankara
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY15,162.79
|
$2,085.41
A$3,099.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY270,643.49
|
$15,979.19
A$23,752.39
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY103.01
|
$6.86
A$10.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY79.55
|
$3.33
A$4.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.28
|
$33.23
A$49.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,249.01
|
$59.10
A$87.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY158.47
|
$15.29
A$22.72
|
|
pay 42.6% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,631.69
|
$74.81
A$111.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,505.47
|
$61.29
A$91.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,148.29
|
$110.17
A$163.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,815.91
|
$130.65
A$194.20
|
|
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