Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 15.5% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Lima, you would:
pay 34.7% more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
|
pay 15.7% less for groceries
|
Lima
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
|
pay 13.4% less for transportation
|
Lima
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
|
pay 5.9% less for housing
|
Lima
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
|
pay 84.0% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
|
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
|
pay 21.0% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
|
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