Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 45.5% cheaper than Melbourne.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.8% less in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 50.6% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 27.2% less in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 64.7% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 61.4% less in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 49.9% less in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 13.7% less in Ankara
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Melbourne, you would:
pay 50.8% less for restaurants
Melbourne
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.48
A$25.14
|
$8.72
TRY347.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.89
A$15.08
|
$7.27
TRY289.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
A$4.04
|
$1.27
TRY50.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
A$3.44
|
$0.50
TRY20.09
|
|
pay 50.6% less for groceries
Melbourne
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
A$3.85
|
$0.83
TRY33.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
A$6.95
|
$4.61
TRY183.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
A$8.03
|
$3.90
TRY155.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
A$6.23
|
$1.68
TRY66.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.02
A$6.13
|
$2.70
TRY107.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
A$2.17
|
$0.49
TRY19.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
A$1.85
|
$0.88
TRY35.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
A$1.81
|
$0.45
TRY18.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
A$2.49
|
$0.54
TRY21.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
A$1.54
|
$0.25
TRY9.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.46
|
$0.23
TRY9.15
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
Melbourne
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
A$7.15
|
$4.81
TRY191.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.63
A$181.00
|
$8.72
TRY347.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,276.08
A$44,669.04
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,786,579.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.44
A$29.66
|
$5.40
TRY215.26
|
|
pay 64.7% less for housing
Melbourne
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.42
A$79.99
|
$11.50
TRY458.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,479.56
A$2,257.49
|
$592.54
TRY23,605.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,242.77
A$1,896.19
|
$399.36
TRY15,910.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.74
A$172.02
|
$53.07
TRY2,114.38
|
|
pay 61.4% less for childcare
Melbourne
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,828.91
A$2,790.52
|
$502.10
TRY20,003.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,887.75
A$31,870.24
|
$10,388.60
TRY413,868.43
|
|
pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports
Melbourne
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.91
A$12.07
|
$3.49
TRY139.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.46
A$5.28
|
$2.84
TRY113.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$29.66
A$45.25
|
$2.04
TRY81.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.73
A$80.45
|
$40.91
TRY1,629.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.66
A$22.37
|
$5.82
TRY231.72
|
|
pay 13.7% less for clothing
Melbourne
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.15
A$117.72
|
$56.66
TRY2,257.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.87
A$76.10
|
$45.57
TRY1,815.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.61
A$164.19
|
$104.18
TRY4,150.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.32
A$169.85
|
$93.27
TRY3,715.83
|
|
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