Cost of living comparison
The Valley is 2.1 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in The Valley instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
The Valley
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
$20.00
EC$54.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY255.88
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY44.73
|
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.75
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
The Valley
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY29.37
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY162.21
|
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY137.33
|
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY59.17
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY95.01
|
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY17.12
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY31.02
|
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.98
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY19.06
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.71
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY8.08
|
?? | |
pay 17.6% more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
The Valley
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY169.45
|
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,578,273.24
|
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY190.16
|
?? | |
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Ankara
|
The Valley
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY404.80
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,853.53
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY14,055.01
|
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,867.85
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
The Valley
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,670.79
|
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY365,613.37
|
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
|
pay 33.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
The Valley
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY122.82
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY100.04
|
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY71.65
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,439.67
|
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
The Valley
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,994.11
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,603.72
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,666.62
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,282.59
|
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