Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 41.7% cheaper than Leeds.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Leeds, you would:
pay 46.9% less for restaurants
|
Leeds
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.37
£15.46
|
$8.72
TRY301.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.82
£7.83
|
$7.27
TRY251.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
£1.68
|
$1.27
TRY43.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.22
|
$0.50
TRY17.43
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
|
Leeds
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
£1.43
|
$0.83
TRY28.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
£4.00
|
$4.61
TRY159.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
£4.56
|
$3.90
TRY134.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
£3.14
|
$1.68
TRY58.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
£2.81
|
$2.70
TRY93.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
£1.37
|
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
£0.57
|
$0.88
TRY30.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
£1.05
|
$0.45
TRY15.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
£1.10
|
$0.54
TRY18.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.55
|
$0.25
TRY8.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.23
TRY7.93
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
|
Leeds
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
£5.82
|
$4.81
TRY166.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.41
£72.15
|
$8.72
TRY301.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£29,153.78
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,549,518.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.21
£18.52
|
$5.40
TRY186.69
|
|
pay 63.6% less for housing
|
Leeds
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.95
£31.88
|
$11.50
TRY397.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.53
£1,004.37
|
$592.54
TRY20,473.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$906.95
£723.79
|
$399.36
TRY13,798.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.62
£165.69
|
$53.07
TRY1,833.82
|
|
pay 55.6% less for childcare
|
Leeds
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,611.41
£1,285.99
|
$502.10
TRY17,348.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,081.52
£14,430.01
|
$10,388.60
TRY358,952.20
|
|
pay 40.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Leeds
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.21
£4.96
|
$3.49
TRY120.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
£3.43
|
$2.84
TRY98.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.11
£12.86
|
$2.04
TRY70.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.96
£28.70
|
$40.91
TRY1,413.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
£9.28
|
$5.82
TRY200.98
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
|
Leeds
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.49
£61.84
|
$56.66
TRY1,957.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.23
£30.51
|
$45.57
TRY1,574.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.43
£76.16
|
$104.18
TRY3,599.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.81
£67.68
|
$93.27
TRY3,222.78
|
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