Cost of living comparison

Ankara, Turkey

compared to

Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 88.3% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 4.5% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 3.1 times more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 22.9% more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.4% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 19.1% less in Tokyo

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

Tokyo vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.5% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY317.98	$6.51 ¥964	-25.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY264.99	$5.21 ¥771	-28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY46.32	$1.12 ¥165	-12.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY18.38	$0.75 ¥110	+47.8%
Average			-4.5%

Ankara vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY30.41	$1.63 ¥242	+95.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY167.98	$7.01 ¥1,038	+52.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY142.21	$5.89 ¥872	+50.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY61.27	$2.09 ¥309	+24.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY98.39	$3.26 ¥483	+20.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY17.73	$2.38 ¥352	+388.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY32.12	$1.06 ¥158	+20.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY16.55	$2.65 ¥392	+483.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY19.74	$2.42 ¥358	+346.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.02	$1.29 ¥191	+421.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.37	$1.26 ¥187	+449.9%
Average			+214.0%

Ankara vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY175.48	$4.42 ¥655	-8.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY317.98	$58.62 ¥8,678	+571.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,634,432.96	$21,767.76 ¥3,222,608	-51.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY196.93	$27.88 ¥4,127	+415.9%
Average			+232.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Ankara	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY419.21	$31.86 ¥4,717	+177.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY21,595.56	$1,120.28 ¥165,852	+89.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY14,555.13	$582.98 ¥86,307	+46.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY1,934.32	$134.03 ¥19,843	+152.5%
Average			+116.2%

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pay 22.9% more for childcare

	Ankara	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY18,299.57	$533.29 ¥78,951	+6.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY378,622.99	$14,506.96 ¥2,147,682	+39.6%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 56.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY127.19	$3.26 ¥482	-6.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY103.60	$3.40 ¥504	+19.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY74.20	$3.91 ¥579	+92.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,490.89	$67.16 ¥9,942	+64.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY211.99	$12.38 ¥1,832	+112.8%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 19.1% less for clothing

	Ankara	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,065.06	$52.60 ¥7,787	-7.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,660.79	$36.87 ¥5,458	-19.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,797.09	$63.41 ¥9,388	-39.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,399.39	$82.89 ¥12,272	-11.1%
Average			-19.1%

Ankara vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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