Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 39.7% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 57.3% less for restaurants
|
Douglas
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£18.55
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.69
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.67
|
$1.05
TRY35.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.33
|
$0.42
TRY14.27
|
|
pay 40.3% less for groceries
|
Douglas
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.29
|
$0.63
TRY21.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.37
|
$3.70
TRY126.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.54
|
$3.76
TRY129.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.29
|
$1.73
TRY59.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.69
|
$2.58
TRY88.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.80
|
$0.47
TRY16.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.50
|
$0.66
TRY22.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.77
|
$0.46
TRY15.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.30
|
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.39
|
$0.28
TRY9.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.63
|
$0.20
TRY6.87
|
|
pay 33.5% less for transportation
|
Douglas
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£5.91
|
$4.74
TRY162.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£31.24
|
$8.55
TRY293.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£24,403.41
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,601,198.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£12.89
|
$5.75
TRY197.48
|
|
pay 63.6% less for housing
|
Douglas
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£47.02
|
$10.93
TRY375.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£872.42
|
$534.79
TRY18,357.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£726.00
|
$366.77
TRY12,589.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£101.10
|
$53.48
TRY1,835.70
|
|
pay 55.8% less for childcare
|
Douglas
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£780.91
|
$446.32
TRY15,320.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£13,991.29
|
$7,966.43
TRY273,459.63
|
|
pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Douglas
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.71
|
$3.03
TRY104.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.23
|
$2.34
TRY80.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.71
|
$1.80
TRY61.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£33.84
|
$36.76
TRY1,262.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.79
|
$4.66
TRY160.12
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
|
Douglas
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£41.00
|
$48.03
TRY1,648.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£26.36
|
$44.31
TRY1,521.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£50.27
|
$92.67
TRY3,181.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£53.04
|
$82.89
TRY2,845.21
|
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