Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.5 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Ankara
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY301.46
|
$18.70
£14.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY251.22
|
$9.25
£7.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY43.92
|
$2.23
£1.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.43
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY28.83
|
$1.53
£1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY159.25
|
$4.35
£3.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY134.83
|
$5.92
£4.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY58.09
|
$3.77
£3.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY93.28
|
$3.70
£2.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
$1.23
£0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.45
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.69
|
$1.26
£1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.71
|
$1.42
£1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.55
|
$0.65
£0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY7.93
|
$0.65
£0.52
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY166.37
|
$7.07
£5.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY301.46
|
$98.23
£78.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,549,518.41
|
$34,832.80
£27,798.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY186.69
|
$17.15
£13.69
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Ankara
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY397.43
|
$39.40
£31.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,473.59
|
$1,243.58
£992.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,798.94
|
$1,020.84
£814.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,833.82
|
$229.21
£182.92
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Ankara
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,348.84
|
$1,497.56
£1,195.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY358,952.20
|
$18,629.32
£14,867.19
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY120.59
|
$5.63
£4.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY98.22
|
$4.12
£3.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY70.34
|
$17.47
£13.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,413.44
|
$45.31
£36.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY200.98
|
$12.89
£10.29
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Ankara
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,957.78
|
$78.43
£62.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,574.50
|
$40.13
£32.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,599.82
|
$90.36
£72.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,222.78
|
$96.72
£77.19
|
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