Cost of living comparison
Toronto is 2.6 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Toronto instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY301.46
|
$20.12
CA$28.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY251.22
|
$10.78
CA$15.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY43.92
|
$2.20
CA$3.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.43
|
$1.73
CA$2.43
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY28.83
|
$2.82
CA$3.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY159.25
|
$5.64
CA$7.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY134.83
|
$12.09
CA$16.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY58.09
|
$3.38
CA$4.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY93.28
|
$5.59
CA$7.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
$1.76
CA$2.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.45
|
$0.62
CA$0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.69
|
$1.61
CA$2.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.71
|
$1.79
CA$2.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.55
|
$1.08
CA$1.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY7.93
|
$1.27
CA$1.78
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY166.37
|
$4.38
CA$6.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY301.46
|
$112.08
CA$157.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,549,518.41
|
$24,490.95
CA$34,366.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY186.69
|
$15.09
CA$21.17
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY397.43
|
$51.33
CA$72.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,473.59
|
$1,807.04
CA$2,535.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,798.94
|
$1,526.54
CA$2,142.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,833.82
|
$85.64
CA$120.18
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Ankara
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,348.84
|
$1,179.39
CA$1,654.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY358,952.20
|
$17,423.23
CA$24,449.15
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY120.59
|
$5.75
CA$8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY98.22
|
$4.04
CA$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY70.34
|
$14.37
CA$20.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,413.44
|
$49.00
CA$68.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY200.98
|
$12.93
CA$18.15
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,957.78
|
$59.77
CA$83.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,574.50
|
$39.77
CA$55.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,599.82
|
$95.97
CA$134.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,222.78
|
$116.44
CA$163.39
|
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