Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 46.4% cheaper than Brighton.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Brighton, you would:
pay 42.7% less for restaurants
|
Brighton
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.37
£15.42
|
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
£6.57
|
$7.27
TRY255.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
£1.61
|
$1.27
TRY44.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
£1.19
|
$0.50
TRY17.75
|
|
pay 49.5% less for groceries
|
Brighton
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
£1.53
|
$0.83
TRY29.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.27
£4.19
|
$4.61
TRY162.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
£5.11
|
$3.90
TRY137.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.58
£3.65
|
$1.68
TRY59.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
£3.06
|
$2.70
TRY95.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.17
|
$0.49
TRY17.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
£0.75
|
$0.88
TRY31.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$0.45
TRY15.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
£1.16
|
$0.54
TRY19.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.64
|
$0.25
TRY8.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.64
|
$0.23
TRY8.08
|
|
pay 44.8% less for transportation
|
Brighton
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
£5.77
|
$4.81
TRY169.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$117.50
£93.50
|
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£29,070.27
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,578,273.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.17
£17.64
|
$5.40
TRY190.16
|
|
pay 71.3% less for housing
|
Brighton
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.00
£28.65
|
$11.50
TRY404.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,778.80
£1,415.51
|
$592.54
TRY20,853.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,530.47
£1,217.90
|
$399.36
TRY14,055.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.51
£179.46
|
$53.07
TRY1,867.85
|
|
pay 56.6% less for childcare
|
Brighton
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,713.44
£1,363.50
|
$502.10
TRY17,670.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,081.52
£14,388.68
|
$10,388.60
TRY365,613.37
|
|
pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brighton
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£6.17
|
$3.49
TRY122.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.26
£3.39
|
$2.84
TRY100.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$20.02
£15.93
|
$2.04
TRY71.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.08
£39.85
|
$40.91
TRY1,439.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.79
£13.36
|
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
|
Brighton
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.25
£73.41
|
$56.66
TRY1,994.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.42
£38.53
|
$45.57
TRY1,603.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.56
£80.02
|
$104.18
TRY3,666.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.95
£66.80
|
$93.27
TRY3,282.59
|
|
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