Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 96.1% more expensive than Bangalore.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Bangalore, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Bangalore
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.56
₹300.18
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
₹320.19
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₹38.97
|
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.36
|
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
|
pay 32.8% more for groceries
|
Bangalore
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₹49.19
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
₹319.62
|
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
₹200.85
|
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
₹93.46
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
₹154.50
|
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
₹107.66
|
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
₹33.24
|
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₹50.33
|
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₹22.50
|
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.87
|
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹21.43
|
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
|
pay 52.6% more for transportation
|
Bangalore
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
₹388.97
|
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.41
₹1,300.77
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,221.28
₹1,200,707.37
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.03
₹340.20
|
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
|
pay 65.9% more for housing
|
Bangalore
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.44
₹966.14
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.94
₹26,843.94
|
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$183.40
₹15,484.53
|
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.38
₹2,818.39
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Bangalore
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.79
₹10,198.60
|
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,580.34
₹302,289.20
|
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
|
pay 27.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangalore
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
₹200.12
|
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
₹183.42
|
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.27
₹360.21
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
₹1,835.64
|
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
₹400.24
|
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
|
pay 89.0% more for clothing
|
Bangalore
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.90
₹2,778.09
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.32
₹2,559.84
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.75
₹4,538.17
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.87
₹3,281.93
|
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
|
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