Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 16.8% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Manila, you would:
pay 47.3% more for restaurants
|
Manila
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱300.48
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱250.40
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱51.28
|
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.86
|
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
|
pay 39.9% less for groceries
|
Manila
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱79.41
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱311.55
|
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱399.05
|
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱122.10
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱142.11
|
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.39
|
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱47.22
|
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.41
|
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱57.38
|
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱70.55
|
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱87.23
|
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
|
pay 45.5% more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱243.27
|
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱583.23
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,502,410.41
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱156.75
|
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
|
pay 3.4% less for housing
|
Manila
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,692.12
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,544.14
|
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,772.10
|
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,246.27
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
|
pay 11.2% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱28,345.48
|
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱829,902.89
|
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
|
pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱80.13
|
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱158.44
|
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱180.29
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,385.65
|
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱450.72
|
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
|
pay 58.8% more for clothing
|
Manila
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,956.91
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,562.41
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,348.56
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,577.02
|
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
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