Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 44.6% cheaper than Ashqelon.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.2% less in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 50.2% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 31.0% less in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 50.6% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 44.5% less in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 48.1% less in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 26.8% less in Ankara
Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation are lower in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Ashqelon, you would:
pay 61.2% less for restaurants
Ashqelon
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.33
₪77.31
|
$8.72
TRY335.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.00
₪57.98
|
$7.27
TRY279.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
₪10.15
|
$1.27
TRY48.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
₪7.73
|
$0.50
TRY19.38
|
|
pay 50.2% less for groceries
Ashqelon
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪8.93
|
$0.83
TRY32.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
₪26.52
|
$4.61
TRY177.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.21
₪26.14
|
$3.90
TRY149.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.96
₪14.35
|
$1.68
TRY64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
₪18.34
|
$2.70
TRY103.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
₪5.98
|
$0.49
TRY18.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
₪3.61
|
$0.88
TRY33.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.72
|
$0.45
TRY17.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₪3.54
|
$0.54
TRY20.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₪2.56
|
$0.25
TRY9.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
₪2.56
|
$0.23
TRY8.82
|
|
pay 31.0% less for transportation
Ashqelon
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₪26.11
|
$4.81
TRY185.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.53
₪132.39
|
$8.72
TRY335.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,890.15
₪140,939.06
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,723,038.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.73
₪28.02
|
$5.40
TRY207.60
|
|
pay 50.6% less for housing
Ashqelon
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.33
₪106.30
|
$11.50
TRY441.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.26
₪2,947.29
|
$592.54
TRY22,766.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.61
₪2,560.76
|
$399.36
TRY15,344.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.27
₪664.19
|
$53.07
TRY2,039.18
|
|
pay 44.5% less for childcare
Ashqelon
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$706.61
₪2,560.76
|
$502.10
TRY19,291.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,131.10
₪94,699.90
|
$10,388.60
TRY399,148.82
|
|
pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ashqelon
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.07
₪32.86
|
$3.49
TRY134.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
₪12.56
|
$2.84
TRY109.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.13
₪36.72
|
$2.04
TRY78.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
₪212.59
|
$40.91
TRY1,571.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.87
₪43.00
|
$5.82
TRY223.48
|
|
pay 26.8% less for clothing
Ashqelon
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$105.84
₪383.56
|
$56.66
TRY2,177.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.33
₪193.27
|
$45.57
TRY1,750.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.77
₪426.79
|
$104.18
TRY4,002.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.21
₪515.37
|
$93.27
TRY3,583.68
|
|
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