Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 25.5% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 41.1% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.37
UYU616.46
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
UYU413.54
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
UYU82.76
|
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU64.42
|
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
|
pay 46.5% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
UYU114.14
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
UYU257.77
|
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU182.08
|
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
UYU190.15
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.29
UYU184.07
|
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UYU53.35
|
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
UYU43.20
|
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
UYU27.44
|
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
UYU71.20
|
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU35.87
|
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU35.20
|
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
|
pay 42.4% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
UYU296.70
|
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.91
UYU2,054.86
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,934.74
UYU1,541,147.21
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.38
UYU1,302.78
|
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
|
pay 30.7% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.60
UYU1,869.73
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.38
UYU24,805.13
|
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$419.05
UYU17,972.13
|
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
UYU4,275.72
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
|
pay 28.3% more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.12
UYU16,559.82
|
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,206.60
UYU351,959.60
|
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
|
pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
UYU146.53
|
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
UYU162.37
|
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.03
UYU215.76
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
UYU2,506.33
|
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.06
UYU431.52
|
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.83
UYU4,023.92
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.64
UYU1,914.31
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.94
UYU4,714.93
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.02
UYU4,846.92
|
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
|
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