Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 44.6% cheaper than Manchester.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.7% less in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 46.0% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 45.7% less in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 68.5% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 54.2% less in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 45.0% less in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 1.1% less in Ankara
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Manchester, you would:
pay 51.7% less for restaurants
|
Manchester
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.37
£15.04
|
$8.72
TRY331.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.02
|
$7.27
TRY276.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
£2.00
|
$1.27
TRY48.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
£1.38
|
$0.50
TRY19.16
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
|
Manchester
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.19
|
$0.83
TRY31.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.03
£3.90
|
$4.61
TRY175.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
£4.65
|
$3.90
TRY148.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
£2.98
|
$1.68
TRY63.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.77
£2.93
|
$2.70
TRY102.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
£1.01
|
$0.49
TRY18.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.60
|
$0.88
TRY33.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.22
|
$0.45
TRY17.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
£1.36
|
$0.54
TRY20.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
£0.74
|
$0.25
TRY9.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.62
|
$0.23
TRY8.72
|
|
pay 45.7% less for transportation
|
Manchester
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.12
£5.53
|
$4.81
TRY182.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$110.30
£85.64
|
$8.72
TRY331.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£28,365.99
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,703,862.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.47
£22.11
|
$5.40
TRY205.29
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
|
Manchester
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.51
£30.68
|
$11.50
TRY437.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,526.78
£1,185.53
|
$592.54
TRY22,512.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,143.93
£888.25
|
$399.36
TRY15,173.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.34
£178.08
|
$53.07
TRY2,016.49
|
|
pay 54.2% less for childcare
|
Manchester
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,691.34
£1,313.31
|
$502.10
TRY19,076.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,789.99
£13,037.22
|
$10,388.60
TRY394,706.65
|
|
pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Manchester
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
£5.01
|
$3.49
TRY132.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.60
£3.58
|
$2.84
TRY108.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.63
£13.69
|
$2.04
TRY77.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.74
£30.86
|
$40.91
TRY1,554.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.90
£10.02
|
$5.82
TRY220.99
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
|
Manchester
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.41
£65.54
|
$56.66
TRY2,152.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.44
£32.18
|
$45.57
TRY1,731.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.41
£70.20
|
$104.18
TRY3,958.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.41
£70.20
|
$93.27
TRY3,543.79
|
|
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