Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 58.2% more expensive than Kuching.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.0 times more in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 15.5% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 39.5% more in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 48.2% more in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 3.2 times more in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.3% more in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 9.5% more in Ankara
The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Ankara are more expensive than in Kuching. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Kuching, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Kuching
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.50
MYR11.09
|
$8.72
TRY331.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.16
|
$7.27
TRY276.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
MYR3.19
|
$1.27
TRY48.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
MYR1.83
|
$0.50
TRY19.16
|
|
pay 15.5% less for groceries
|
Kuching
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
MYR4.64
|
$0.83
TRY31.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
MYR24.29
|
$4.61
TRY175.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
MYR27.16
|
$3.90
TRY148.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
MYR8.39
|
$1.68
TRY63.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.53
MYR6.79
|
$2.70
TRY102.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
MYR6.03
|
$0.49
TRY18.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.28
|
$0.88
TRY33.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.49
|
$0.45
TRY17.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MYR3.37
|
$0.54
TRY20.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MYR1.55
|
$0.25
TRY9.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.04
|
$0.23
TRY8.72
|
|
pay 39.5% more for transportation
|
Kuching
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.76
MYR7.82
|
$4.81
TRY182.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.81
MYR30.24
|
$8.72
TRY331.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,725.16
MYR194,008.52
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,703,862.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.99
MYR44.34
|
$5.40
TRY205.29
|
|
pay 48.2% more for housing
|
Kuching
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.05
MYR124.47
|
$11.50
TRY437.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.77
MYR1,272.39
|
$592.54
TRY22,512.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.91
MYR869.26
|
$399.36
TRY15,173.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.48
MYR166.28
|
$53.07
TRY2,016.49
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Kuching
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.99
MYR581.19
|
$502.10
TRY19,076.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,202.16
MYR18,644.97
|
$10,388.60
TRY394,706.65
|
|
pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuching
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MYR12.09
|
$3.49
TRY132.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
MYR10.25
|
$2.84
TRY108.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.14
|
$2.04
TRY77.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
MYR161.25
|
$40.91
TRY1,554.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR20.16
|
$5.82
TRY220.99
|
|
pay 9.5% more for clothing
|
Kuching
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.29
MYR325.20
|
$56.66
TRY2,152.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
MYR210.30
|
$45.57
TRY1,731.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.58
MYR353.08
|
$104.18
TRY3,958.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.66
MYR309.07
|
$93.27
TRY3,543.79
|
|
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