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
₹300.05
|
$8.72
TRY299.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
₹320.06
|
$7.27
TRY249.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₹38.96
|
$1.27
TRY43.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.35
|
$0.50
TRY17.32
|
|
pay 32.8% more for groceries
|
Bangalore
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₹49.17
|
$0.83
TRY28.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
₹319.49
|
$4.61
TRY158.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
₹200.77
|
$3.90
TRY134.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
₹93.42
|
$1.68
TRY57.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
₹154.44
|
$2.70
TRY92.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
₹107.62
|
$0.49
TRY16.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
₹33.22
|
$0.88
TRY30.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₹50.31
|
$0.45
TRY15.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₹22.49
|
$0.54
TRY18.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.86
|
$0.25
TRY8.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹21.42
|
$0.23
TRY7.89
|
|
pay 52.6% more for transportation
|
Bangalore
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
₹388.81
|
$4.81
TRY165.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.41
₹1,300.23
|
$8.72
TRY299.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,221.28
₹1,200,211.19
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,539,988.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.03
₹340.06
|
$5.40
TRY185.55
|
|
pay 65.9% more for housing
|
Bangalore
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.44
₹965.74
|
$11.50
TRY394.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.94
₹26,832.85
|
$592.54
TRY20,347.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$183.40
₹15,478.13
|
$399.36
TRY13,714.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.38
₹2,817.22
|
$53.07
TRY1,822.55
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Bangalore
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.79
₹10,194.39
|
$502.10
TRY17,242.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,580.34
₹302,164.28
|
$10,388.60
TRY356,744.60
|
|
pay 27.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangalore
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
₹200.04
|
$3.49
TRY119.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
₹183.34
|
$2.84
TRY97.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.27
₹360.06
|
$2.04
TRY69.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
₹1,834.88
|
$40.91
TRY1,404.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
₹400.07
|
$5.82
TRY199.74
|
|
pay 89.0% more for clothing
|
Bangalore
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.90
₹2,776.94
|
$56.66
TRY1,945.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.32
₹2,558.78
|
$45.57
TRY1,564.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.75
₹4,536.29
|
$104.18
TRY3,577.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.87
₹3,280.58
|
$93.27
TRY3,202.96
|
|
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