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
CRC4,914.81
|
$8.72
TRY350.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,579.02
|
$7.27
TRY292.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,013.78
|
$1.27
TRY51.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC752.06
|
$0.50
TRY20.26
|
|
pay 43.0% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,276.77
|
$0.83
TRY33.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,897.23
|
$4.61
TRY185.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,517.37
|
$3.90
TRY156.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,619.65
|
$1.68
TRY67.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC2,002.20
|
$2.70
TRY108.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC902.23
|
$0.49
TRY19.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC311.05
|
$0.88
TRY35.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC613.33
|
$0.45
TRY18.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC615.98
|
$0.54
TRY21.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC551.77
|
$0.25
TRY9.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC561.56
|
$0.23
TRY9.22
|
|
pay 33.5% less for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,837.24
|
$4.81
TRY193.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC24,706.13
|
$8.72
TRY350.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,679,564.44
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,801,376.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,877.00
|
$5.40
TRY217.04
|
|
pay 37.4% less for housing
Costa Rica
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,454.77
|
$11.50
TRY462.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC392,300.18
|
$592.54
TRY23,801.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC276,060.73
|
$399.36
TRY16,041.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,416.73
|
$53.07
TRY2,131.89
|
|
pay 4.4% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC261,722.93
|
$502.10
TRY20,168.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,540,212.02
|
$10,388.60
TRY417,296.03
|
|
pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,375.08
|
$3.49
TRY140.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,842.53
|
$2.84
TRY114.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,310.48
|
$2.04
TRY81.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC29,981.06
|
$40.91
TRY1,643.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,349.34
|
$5.82
TRY233.64
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC32,937.33
|
$56.66
TRY2,275.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,458.02
|
$45.57
TRY1,830.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC55,658.31
|
$104.18
TRY4,184.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC49,018.44
|
$93.27
TRY3,746.61
|
|
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