Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 88.3% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 4.5% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Tokyo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
$6.51
¥1,019
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY255.88
|
$5.21
¥815
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY44.73
|
$1.12
¥175
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.75
|
$0.75
¥117
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY29.37
|
$1.63
¥256
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY162.21
|
$7.01
¥1,097
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY137.33
|
$5.89
¥921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY59.17
|
$2.09
¥326
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY95.01
|
$3.26
¥511
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY17.12
|
$2.38
¥372
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY31.02
|
$1.06
¥166
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.98
|
$2.65
¥414
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY19.06
|
$2.42
¥378
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.71
|
$1.29
¥202
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY8.08
|
$1.26
¥198
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY169.45
|
$4.42
¥692
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
$58.62
¥9,171
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,578,273.24
|
$21,767.76
¥3,405,457
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY190.16
|
$27.88
¥4,361
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY404.80
|
$31.86
¥4,984
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,853.53
|
$1,120.28
¥175,262
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY14,055.01
|
$582.98
¥91,204
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,867.85
|
$134.03
¥20,969
|
|
pay 22.9% more for childcare
Ankara
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,670.79
|
$533.29
¥83,431
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY365,613.37
|
$14,506.96
¥2,269,541
|
|
pay 56.4% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY122.82
|
$3.26
¥509
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY100.04
|
$3.40
¥532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY71.65
|
$3.91
¥611
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,439.67
|
$67.16
¥10,506
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
$12.38
¥1,936
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Tokyo
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,994.11
|
$52.60
¥8,229
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,603.72
|
$36.87
¥5,768
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,666.62
|
$63.41
¥9,921
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,282.59
|
$82.89
¥12,968
|
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