Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 14.7% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 32.1% more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
MYR18.38
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MYR3.21
|
$1.05
TRY35.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
MYR2.00
|
$0.42
TRY14.27
|
|
pay 28.8% less for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
MYR3.88
|
$0.63
TRY21.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
MYR28.14
|
$3.70
TRY126.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
MYR28.05
|
$3.76
TRY129.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.63
|
$1.73
TRY59.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
MYR8.62
|
$2.58
TRY88.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.01
|
$0.47
TRY16.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MYR2.70
|
$0.66
TRY22.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MYR4.96
|
$0.46
TRY15.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MYR2.82
|
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.88
|
$0.28
TRY9.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MYR1.81
|
$0.20
TRY6.87
|
|
pay 41.2% more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.23
|
$4.74
TRY162.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.63
MYR46.55
|
$8.55
TRY293.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,017.22
MYR148,944.40
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,601,198.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.57
MYR41.89
|
$5.75
TRY197.48
|
|
pay 6.7% less for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.19
MYR110.30
|
$10.93
TRY375.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.04
MYR2,224.47
|
$534.79
TRY18,357.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.27
MYR1,511.79
|
$366.77
TRY12,589.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.24
MYR198.07
|
$53.48
TRY1,835.70
|
|
pay 57.7% more for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.12
MYR981.33
|
$446.32
TRY15,320.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,851.76
MYR30,000.45
|
$7,966.43
TRY273,459.63
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
MYR14.43
|
$3.03
TRY104.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.76
MYR12.08
|
$2.34
TRY80.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
MYR16.76
|
$1.80
TRY61.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.84
MYR191.97
|
$36.76
TRY1,262.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
$4.66
TRY160.12
|
|
pay 23.6% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.79
MYR218.00
|
$48.03
TRY1,648.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
MYR142.30
|
$44.31
TRY1,521.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.97
MYR301.99
|
$92.67
TRY3,181.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.29
MYR285.86
|
$82.89
TRY2,845.21
|
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