Cost of living comparison

 Negombo, Sri Lanka
compared to
 Ankara, Turkey
Ankara vs. Negombo Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 3.9 times more expensive than Negombo.

Restaurants
pay 64.0% more in Ankara
Groceries
pay 19.4% less in Ankara
Transportation
pay 35.8% more in Ankara
Housing
pay 37.2% more in Ankara
Childcare
pay 17.6 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.0 times more in Ankara
Clothing
pay 2.3 times more in Ankara

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and transportation in Ankara are more expensive than in Negombo. Notably, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Ankara.

Ankara vs. Negombo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ankara instead of Negombo, you would:

pay 64.0% more for restaurants

 
Negombo
Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.40
LKR1,011.42
$8.72
TRY332.07
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.48
LKR2,225.13
$7.27
TRY276.73
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.74
LKR219.14
$1.27
TRY48.37

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pay 19.4% less for groceries

 
Negombo
Ankara
Bread
1 loaf
$0.57
LKR169.55
$0.83
TRY31.76
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.80
LKR2,022.84
$4.61
TRY175.42
Milk (1 gallon) $6.11
LKR1,818.61
$3.90
TRY148.52

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pay 35.8% more for transportation

 
Negombo
Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.84
LKR1,439.32
$4.81
TRY183.26
Monthly public transit pass ?? $8.72
TRY332.07
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,303.89
LKR10,508,660.48
$44,845.33
TRY1,706,853.82

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pay 37.2% more for housing

 
Negombo
Ankara
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.40
LKR4,881.31
$11.50
TRY437.78
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $592.54
TRY22,552.45
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $399.36
TRY15,200.06

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pay 17.6 times more for childcare

 
Negombo
Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $28.60
LKR8,512.79
$502.10
TRY19,110.42
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $586.98
LKR174,722.92
$10,388.60
TRY395,399.58

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Negombo
Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.87
LKR556.28
$3.49
TRY132.83
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.98
LKR590.00
$2.84
TRY108.19
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.83
LKR2,629.69
$2.04
TRY77.48

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

 
Negombo
Ankara
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$28.88
LKR8,597.08
$56.66
TRY2,156.56
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.31
LKR6,641.66
$45.57
TRY1,734.37
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$54.37
LKR16,182.73
$104.18
TRY3,965.34

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