Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 25.7% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.4% less in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 43.0% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 33.5% less in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 37.4% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 4.4% less in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 22.7% less in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 5.2% less in Ankara
Expenses including groceries, housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
CRC4,910.60
|
$8.72
TRY331.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,575.11
|
$7.27
TRY276.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,012.91
|
$1.27
TRY48.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC751.42
|
$0.50
TRY19.16
|
|
pay 43.0% less for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,275.68
|
$0.83
TRY31.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,895.61
|
$4.61
TRY175.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,514.36
|
$3.90
TRY148.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,618.26
|
$1.68
TRY63.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC2,000.48
|
$2.70
TRY102.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC901.46
|
$0.49
TRY18.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC310.78
|
$0.88
TRY33.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC612.81
|
$0.45
TRY17.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC615.45
|
$0.54
TRY20.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC551.29
|
$0.25
TRY9.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC561.08
|
$0.23
TRY8.72
|
|
pay 33.5% less for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,834.82
|
$4.81
TRY182.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC24,684.99
|
$8.72
TRY331.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,664,435.33
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,703,862.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,870.26
|
$5.40
TRY205.29
|
|
pay 37.4% less for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,433.84
|
$11.50
TRY437.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC391,964.48
|
$592.54
TRY22,512.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC275,824.49
|
$399.36
TRY15,173.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,387.28
|
$53.07
TRY2,016.49
|
|
pay 4.4% less for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC261,498.97
|
$502.10
TRY19,076.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,535,471.04
|
$10,388.60
TRY394,706.65
|
|
pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,373.90
|
$3.49
TRY132.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,840.96
|
$2.84
TRY108.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,308.50
|
$2.04
TRY77.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC29,955.41
|
$40.91
TRY1,554.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,345.61
|
$5.82
TRY220.99
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC32,909.14
|
$56.66
TRY2,152.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,438.81
|
$45.57
TRY1,731.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC55,610.68
|
$104.18
TRY3,958.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC48,976.49
|
$93.27
TRY3,543.79
|
|
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