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
SYP65,010
|
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
$7.27
TRY255.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
$1.27
TRY44.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
$0.50
TRY17.75
|
|
pay 17.4% more for groceries
Damascus
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
$0.83
TRY29.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
$4.61
TRY162.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
$3.90
TRY137.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
$1.68
TRY59.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
$2.70
TRY95.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
$0.49
TRY17.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
$0.88
TRY31.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
$0.45
TRY15.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
$0.54
TRY19.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
$0.25
TRY8.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
$0.23
TRY8.08
|
|
pay 6.7% less for transportation
Damascus
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
$4.81
TRY169.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,578,273.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
$5.40
TRY190.16
|
|
pay 50.1% more for housing
Damascus
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
$11.50
TRY404.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
$592.54
TRY20,853.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
$399.36
TRY14,055.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
$53.07
TRY1,867.85
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
Damascus
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
$502.10
TRY17,670.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
$10,388.60
TRY365,613.37
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
$3.49
TRY122.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
$2.84
TRY100.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
$2.04
TRY71.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
$40.91
TRY1,439.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Damascus
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
$56.66
TRY1,994.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
$45.57
TRY1,603.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
$104.18
TRY3,666.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
$93.27
TRY3,282.59
|
|
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