Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 19.6% cheaper than Busan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 8.0% less in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 61.3% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 12.9% less in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 0.4% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 9.7% less in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.2% less in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 19.0% less in Ankara
Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Busan, you would:
pay 8.0% less for restaurants
Busan
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.45
₩8,783
|
$8.72
TRY347.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
₩8,051
|
$7.27
TRY289.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
₩2,501
|
$1.27
TRY50.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
₩1,708
|
$0.50
TRY20.09
|
|
pay 61.3% less for groceries
Busan
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.58
₩4,879
|
$0.83
TRY33.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
₩6,953
|
$4.61
TRY183.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.49
₩11,564
|
$3.90
TRY155.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.20
₩4,365
|
$1.68
TRY66.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
₩4,958
|
$2.70
TRY107.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.74
₩5,090
|
$0.49
TRY19.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
₩1,921
|
$0.88
TRY35.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.27
₩4,452
|
$0.45
TRY18.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.33
₩3,169
|
$0.54
TRY21.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
₩3,098
|
$0.25
TRY9.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
₩2,047
|
$0.23
TRY9.15
|
|
pay 12.9% less for transportation
Busan
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
₩5,973
|
$4.81
TRY191.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.97
₩58,551
|
$8.72
TRY347.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,023.07
₩36,819,978
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,786,579.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.31
₩14,052
|
$5.40
TRY215.26
|
|
pay 0.4% less for housing
Busan
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.11
₩21,957
|
$11.50
TRY458.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.50
₩642,438
|
$592.54
TRY23,605.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$286.48
₩390,342
|
$399.36
TRY15,910.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.90
₩117,036
|
$53.07
TRY2,114.38
|
|
pay 9.7% less for childcare
Busan
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.47
₩650,570
|
$502.10
TRY20,003.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,786.91
₩18,785,205
|
$10,388.60
TRY413,868.43
|
|
pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports
Busan
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.58
₩4,879
|
$3.49
TRY139.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.82
₩5,209
|
$2.84
TRY113.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
₩4,391
|
$2.04
TRY81.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.13
₩68,310
|
$40.91
TRY1,629.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
₩15,126
|
$5.82
TRY231.72
|
|
pay 19.0% less for clothing
Busan
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.27
₩136,620
|
$56.66
TRY2,257.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
₩87,827
|
$45.57
TRY1,815.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.24
₩122,958
|
$104.18
TRY4,150.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.59
₩156,137
|
$93.27
TRY3,715.83
|
|
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