Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 49.4% cheaper than Edinburgh.
- Restaurants
-
pay 49.2% less in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 45.7% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 44.3% less in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 69.8% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 62.5% less in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 51.8% less in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 22.2% less in Ankara
Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Edinburgh, you would:
pay 49.2% less for restaurants
Edinburgh
|
Ankara
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
£14.65
|
$8.72
TRY347.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.88
£7.24
|
$7.27
TRY289.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
£1.70
|
$1.27
TRY50.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
£1.19
|
$0.50
TRY20.09
|
|
pay 45.7% less for groceries
Edinburgh
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
£1.30
|
$0.83
TRY33.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.62
£4.12
|
$4.61
TRY183.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
£4.54
|
$3.90
TRY155.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.85
£2.82
|
$1.68
TRY66.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
£3.11
|
$2.70
TRY107.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
£0.98
|
$0.49
TRY19.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.46
|
$0.88
TRY35.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
£1.20
|
$0.45
TRY18.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.30
£1.68
|
$0.54
TRY21.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.56
|
$0.25
TRY9.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
£0.45
|
$0.23
TRY9.15
|
|
pay 44.3% less for transportation
Edinburgh
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
£5.23
|
$4.81
TRY191.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.24
£62.42
|
$8.72
TRY347.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£26,751.97
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,786,579.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.07
£17.63
|
$5.40
TRY215.26
|
|
pay 69.8% less for housing
Edinburgh
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.21
£30.18
|
$11.50
TRY458.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,580.43
£1,157.36
|
$592.54
TRY23,605.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,145.39
£838.78
|
$399.36
TRY15,910.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$257.29
£188.41
|
$53.07
TRY2,114.38
|
|
pay 62.5% less for childcare
Edinburgh
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,744.29
£1,277.36
|
$502.10
TRY20,003.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,472.75
£16,456.93
|
$10,388.60
TRY413,868.43
|
|
pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports
Edinburgh
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
£4.73
|
$3.49
TRY139.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
£3.33
|
$2.84
TRY113.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.24
£14.09
|
$2.04
TRY81.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.60
£39.25
|
$40.91
TRY1,629.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.50
£11.35
|
$5.82
TRY231.72
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
Edinburgh
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$113.76
£83.31
|
$56.66
TRY2,257.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.23
£37.52
|
$45.57
TRY1,815.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.19
£79.23
|
$104.18
TRY4,150.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.11
£89.42
|
$93.27
TRY3,715.83
|
|
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