Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 32.4% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 28.1% more for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP21,698.79
|
$8.72
TRY304.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP30,063.21
|
$7.27
TRY254.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,588.51
|
$1.27
TRY44.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,766.87
|
$0.50
TRY17.62
|
|
pay 3.1% less for groceries
|
Bogota
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP5,820.84
|
$0.83
TRY29.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,591.95
|
$4.61
TRY161.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP19,491.51
|
$3.90
TRY136.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP9,270.69
|
$1.68
TRY58.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP9,659.61
|
$2.70
TRY94.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP5,168.29
|
$0.49
TRY17.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,079.20
|
$0.88
TRY30.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,405.90
|
$0.45
TRY15.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,324.99
|
$0.54
TRY18.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,101.62
|
$0.25
TRY8.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,016.23
|
$0.23
TRY8.02
|
|
pay 25.1% more for transportation
|
Bogota
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP15,203.78
|
$4.81
TRY168.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP174,279.49
|
$8.72
TRY304.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP65,136,958.38
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,567,120.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP55,075.80
|
$5.40
TRY188.82
|
|
pay 1.0% less for housing
|
Bogota
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP103,629.66
|
$11.50
TRY401.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,857,894.13
|
$592.54
TRY20,706.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,363,034.30
|
$399.36
TRY13,955.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP279,908.87
|
$53.07
TRY1,854.66
|
|
pay 78.6% more for childcare
|
Bogota
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP1,003,309.58
|
$502.10
TRY17,545.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP32,213,186.69
|
$10,388.60
TRY363,029.69
|
|
pay 81.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,010.54
|
$3.49
TRY121.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP6,227.38
|
$2.84
TRY99.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP10,021.07
|
$2.04
TRY71.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP92,771.99
|
$40.91
TRY1,429.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP20,042.14
|
$5.82
TRY203.26
|
|
pay 18.0% more for clothing
|
Bogota
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP223,258.22
|
$56.66
TRY1,980.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP182,474.31
|
$45.57
TRY1,592.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP368,710.48
|
$104.18
TRY3,640.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP309,436.75
|
$93.27
TRY3,259.39
|
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