Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 2.5 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 33.4% more for restaurants
|
Damascus
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SYP2,638
|
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
SYP1,369
|
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
|
pay 17.4% more for groceries
|
Damascus
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
SYP1,588
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.67
SYP4,203
|
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SYP10,163
|
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
SYP4,941
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
SYP7,557
|
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP1,144
|
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
SYP2,424
|
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP1,152
|
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
SYP979
|
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
SYP672
|
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP694
|
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
|
pay 6.7% less for transportation
|
Damascus
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$15.92
SYP40,011
|
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
SYP46,481,805
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.00
SYP27,638
|
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
|
pay 50.1% more for housing
|
Damascus
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.75
SYP167,711
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.23
SYP709,121
|
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.72
SYP366,128
|
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
SYP134,494
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
|
Damascus
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$48.33
SYP121,439
|
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,650.00
SYP4,145,674
|
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Damascus
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SYP3,141
|
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
SYP3,203
|
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.30
SYP33,417
|
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Damascus
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.00
SYP55,276
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.50
SYP59,044
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.50
SYP119,345
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
SYP141,330
|
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
|
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