Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 44.9% cheaper than Guernsey overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 48.9% less in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 63.9% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 32.8% less in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 73.1% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 52.6% less in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 50.1% less in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 7.1% more in Ankara
Expenses including housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 48.9% less for restaurants
|
Guernsey
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.70
£14.85
|
$8.72
TRY331.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£6.81
|
$7.27
TRY276.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
£1.79
|
$1.27
TRY48.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
£1.46
|
$0.50
TRY19.17
|
|
pay 63.9% less for groceries
|
Guernsey
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
£1.67
|
$0.83
TRY31.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
£5.35
|
$4.61
TRY175.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
£6.20
|
$3.90
TRY148.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.73
£4.32
|
$1.68
TRY63.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
£3.89
|
$2.70
TRY102.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.05
£2.30
|
$0.49
TRY18.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
£1.17
|
$0.88
TRY33.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
£1.85
|
$0.45
TRY17.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
£1.31
|
$0.54
TRY20.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
£0.99
|
$0.25
TRY9.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.74
|
$0.23
TRY8.73
|
|
pay 32.8% less for transportation
|
Guernsey
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.40
£5.58
|
$4.81
TRY183.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.35
£22.88
|
$8.72
TRY331.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,705.36
£22,393.18
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,705,025.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.56
£17.01
|
$5.40
TRY205.43
|
|
pay 73.1% less for housing
|
Guernsey
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.61
£51.72
|
$11.50
TRY437.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,903.94
£1,435.27
|
$592.54
TRY22,528.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,750.03
£1,319.25
|
$399.36
TRY15,183.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$143.94
£108.51
|
$53.07
TRY2,017.86
|
|
pay 52.6% less for childcare
|
Guernsey
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,808.15
£1,363.06
|
$502.10
TRY19,089.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,498.45
£11,683.40
|
$10,388.60
TRY394,976.13
|
|
pay 50.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guernsey
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.81
£4.38
|
$3.49
TRY132.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
£3.33
|
$2.84
TRY108.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.69
£9.57
|
$2.04
TRY77.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.31
£61.30
|
$40.91
TRY1,555.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
£7.42
|
$5.82
TRY221.14
|
|
pay 7.1% more for clothing
|
Guernsey
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
£66.94
|
$56.66
TRY2,154.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.29
£24.34
|
$45.57
TRY1,732.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.99
£66.33
|
$104.18
TRY3,961.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
£66.94
|
$93.27
TRY3,546.21
|
|
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