Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 40.0% more expensive than Jakarta.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 23.3% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 39.0% more in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 1.7% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 2.0 times more in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 35.1% more in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 14.9% more in Ankara
The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Ankara are more expensive than in Jakarta. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Ankara. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.03
IDR49,214.30
|
$8.72
TRY339.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
IDR55,430.84
|
$7.27
TRY282.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
IDR10,103.53
|
$1.27
TRY49.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,741.00
|
$0.50
TRY19.61
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
Jakarta
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
IDR19,755.69
|
$0.83
TRY32.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
IDR56,620.49
|
$4.61
TRY179.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
IDR87,748.89
|
$3.90
TRY151.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
IDR31,709.23
|
$1.68
TRY65.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
IDR26,364.94
|
$2.70
TRY104.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
IDR22,445.86
|
$0.49
TRY18.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR12,031.06
|
$0.88
TRY34.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR17,165.00
|
$0.45
TRY17.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR12,212.38
|
$0.54
TRY21.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR12,966.72
|
$0.25
TRY9.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
IDR20,349.41
|
$0.23
TRY8.93
|
|
pay 39.0% more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
IDR52,579.72
|
$4.81
TRY187.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.75
IDR207,218.11
|
$8.72
TRY339.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,509.65
IDR414,436,215.35
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,743,649.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.31
IDR53,773.10
|
$5.40
TRY210.08
|
|
pay 1.7% less for housing
Jakarta
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
IDR462,798.25
|
$11.50
TRY447.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.61
IDR7,304,438.30
|
$592.54
TRY23,038.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.47
IDR4,247,971.21
|
$399.36
TRY15,527.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.94
IDR1,266,166.43
|
$53.07
TRY2,063.57
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.06
IDR2,762,908.10
|
$502.10
TRY19,522.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,157.99
IDR148,783,039.26
|
$10,388.60
TRY403,923.40
|
|
pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
IDR36,263.17
|
$3.49
TRY135.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
IDR37,697.76
|
$2.84
TRY110.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
IDR44,551.89
|
$2.04
TRY79.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.26
IDR475,315.47
|
$40.91
TRY1,590.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.19
IDR51,804.53
|
$5.82
TRY226.15
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.54
IDR918,534.07
|
$56.66
TRY2,203.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
IDR560,430.79
|
$45.57
TRY1,771.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.37
IDR1,419,409.50
|
$104.18
TRY4,050.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.38
IDR1,403,431.73
|
$93.27
TRY3,626.54
|
|
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