Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 16.9% cheaper than Georgetown.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 28.2% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD1,996.86
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,797.17
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD249.61
|
$1.05
TRY35.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD139.78
|
$0.42
TRY14.27
|
|
pay 50.4% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD351.95
|
$0.63
TRY21.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,033.97
|
$3.70
TRY126.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,916.66
|
$3.76
TRY129.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD566.61
|
$1.73
TRY59.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD547.48
|
$2.58
TRY88.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD374.56
|
$0.47
TRY16.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD212.82
|
$0.66
TRY22.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.07
|
$0.46
TRY15.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD237.97
|
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.25
|
$0.28
TRY9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD184.72
|
$0.20
TRY6.87
|
|
pay 16.1% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD831.90
|
$4.74
TRY162.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD5,990.58
|
$8.55
TRY293.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,294,820.68
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,601,198.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,090.43
|
$5.75
TRY197.48
|
|
pay 20.7% less for housing
Georgetown
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,603.62
|
$10.93
TRY375.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,167.65
|
$534.79
TRY18,357.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD53,977.65
|
$366.77
TRY12,589.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,110.44
|
$53.48
TRY1,835.70
|
|
pay 56.0% less for childcare
Georgetown
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,544.29
|
$446.32
TRY15,320.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,233,447.20
|
$7,966.43
TRY273,459.63
|
|
pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD474.25
|
$3.03
TRY104.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD912.85
|
$2.34
TRY80.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD459.28
|
$1.80
TRY61.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,416.91
|
$36.76
TRY1,262.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,297.96
|
$4.66
TRY160.12
|
|
pay 31.6% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,632.43
|
$48.03
TRY1,648.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,817.90
|
$44.31
TRY1,521.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD12,979.60
|
$92.67
TRY3,181.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,146.00
|
$82.89
TRY2,845.21
|
|
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