Cost of living comparison

Dominica

compared to

Ankara, Turkey

Ankara vs. Dominica Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 30.8% more expensive than Dominica overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.1% less in Ankara
Groceries: pay 32.1% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 29.0% less in Ankara
Housing: pay 18.8% more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% less in Ankara
Clothing: pay 2.6% less in Ankara

The cost of childcare and housing in Ankara are more expensive than in Dominica. Expenses including groceries, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Ankara. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ankara.

Ankara vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ankara instead of Dominica, you would:

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pay 16.1% less for restaurants

	Dominica	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$8.72 TRY339.00	+17.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.66 EC$18.00	$7.27 TRY282.50	+9.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 EC$4.62	$1.27 TRY49.38	-25.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 EC$4.00	$0.50 TRY19.60	-65.9%
Average			-16.1%

Dominica vs. Ankara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.1% less for groceries

	Dominica	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$2.47 EC$6.67	$0.83 TRY32.42	-66.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$4.61 TRY179.08	+315.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.24 EC$38.49	$3.90 TRY151.61	-72.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.18 EC$14.00	$1.68 TRY65.32	-67.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.69 EC$12.66	$2.70 TRY104.89	-42.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.85 EC$7.71	$0.49 TRY18.90	-82.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 EC$2.77	$0.88 TRY34.24	-13.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.12 EC$5.74	$0.45 TRY17.65	-78.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.41 EC$6.50	$0.54 TRY21.04	-77.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 EC$4.00	$0.25 TRY9.61	-83.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.75	$0.23 TRY8.92	-83.5%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 29.0% less for transportation

	Dominica	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.49 EC$12.13	$4.81 TRY187.08	+7.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.25 EC$87.16	$8.72 TRY339.00	-72.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,254.25 EC$89,871.27	$44,845.33 TRY1,742,452.05	+34.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$37.00 EC$100.00	$5.40 TRY209.94	-85.4%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 18.8% more for housing

	Dominica	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.74 EC$153.33	$11.50 TRY446.91	-79.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$592.54 TRY23,022.80	+108.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$399.36 TRY15,517.07	+96.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.28 EC$287.22	$53.07 TRY2,062.16	-50.1%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Dominica	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$111.01 EC$300.00	$502.10 TRY19,508.98	+352.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$10,388.60 TRY403,646.05	+212.0%
Average			+282.1%

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pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Dominica	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$3.49 TRY135.60	+88.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.10 EC$8.38	$2.84 TRY110.45	-8.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$2.04 TRY79.10	-72.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.17 EC$116.67	$40.91 TRY1,589.43	-5.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$5.82 TRY226.00	-30.1%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 2.6% less for clothing

	Dominica	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.92 EC$191.67	$56.66 TRY2,201.54	-20.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.24 EC$103.33	$45.57 TRY1,770.55	+19.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.01 EC$400.00	$104.18 TRY4,048.04	-29.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.70 EC$210.00	$93.27 TRY3,624.05	+20.0%
Average			-2.6%

Dominica vs. Ankara - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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