Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 79.8% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 1.4% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$1.05
TRY35.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.42
TRY14.27
|
|
pay 42.5% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.63
TRY21.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.70
TRY126.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.76
TRY129.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.73
TRY59.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.58
TRY88.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.47
TRY16.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.66
TRY22.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
TRY15.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.28
TRY9.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.20
TRY6.87
|
|
pay 80.1% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.74
TRY162.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.55
TRY293.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,601,198.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$5.75
TRY197.48
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$10.93
TRY375.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$534.79
TRY18,357.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$366.77
TRY12,589.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$53.48
TRY1,835.70
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$446.32
TRY15,320.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,966.43
TRY273,459.63
|
pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$3.03
TRY104.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.34
TRY80.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.80
TRY61.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$36.76
TRY1,262.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.66
TRY160.12
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$48.03
TRY1,648.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$44.31
TRY1,521.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$92.67
TRY3,181.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$82.89
TRY2,845.21
|
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