Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 49.1% cheaper than Long Beach.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Long Beach, you would:
pay 65.1% less for restaurants
Long Beach
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$6.22
TRY212.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.22
TRY212.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
|
$1.05
TRY35.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
|
$0.42
TRY14.18
|
|
pay 59.1% less for groceries
Long Beach
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.97
|
$0.63
TRY21.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.98
|
$3.70
TRY126.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.11
|
$3.76
TRY128.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
|
$1.73
TRY58.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.63
|
$2.58
TRY88.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$0.47
TRY16.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$0.66
TRY22.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.46
TRY15.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.49
TRY16.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.28
TRY9.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.20
TRY6.83
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
Long Beach
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.03
|
$4.74
TRY161.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
|
$8.55
TRY291.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,499.50
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,591,449.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.30
|
$5.75
TRY196.28
|
|
pay 73.7% less for housing
Long Beach
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.75
|
$10.93
TRY372.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,325.00
|
$534.79
TRY18,245.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,140.00
|
$366.77
TRY12,513.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.67
|
$53.48
TRY1,824.52
|
|
pay 59.6% less for childcare
Long Beach
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
|
$446.32
TRY15,227.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,333.33
|
$7,966.43
TRY271,794.65
|
|
pay 59.0% less for entertainment and sports
Long Beach
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.25
|
$3.03
TRY103.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
|
$2.34
TRY79.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$1.80
TRY61.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.66
|
$36.76
TRY1,254.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$4.66
TRY159.14
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Long Beach
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$48.03
TRY1,638.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.75
|
$44.31
TRY1,511.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.83
|
$92.67
TRY3,161.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.25
|
$82.89
TRY2,827.88
|
|
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