Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 18.9% cheaper than Panama City.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Panama City, you would:
pay 34.8% less for restaurants
|
Panama City
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.25
PAB13.25
|
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
PAB8.00
|
$7.27
TRY255.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
PAB1.86
|
$1.27
TRY44.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
PAB1.41
|
$0.50
TRY17.75
|
|
pay 47.3% less for groceries
|
Panama City
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
PAB2.51
|
$0.83
TRY29.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.39
PAB6.39
|
$4.61
TRY162.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.80
PAB6.80
|
$3.90
TRY137.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
PAB2.68
|
$1.68
TRY59.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.41
PAB3.41
|
$2.70
TRY95.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
PAB1.48
|
$0.49
TRY17.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
PAB0.72
|
$0.88
TRY31.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
PAB1.24
|
$0.45
TRY15.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
PAB1.40
|
$0.54
TRY19.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
PAB0.98
|
$0.25
TRY8.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
PAB1.15
|
$0.23
TRY8.08
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
|
Panama City
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
PAB3.69
|
$4.81
TRY169.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
PAB25.00
|
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,750.00
PAB19,750.00
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,578,273.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.71
PAB16.71
|
$5.40
TRY190.16
|
|
pay 52.8% less for housing
|
Panama City
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.10
PAB52.10
|
$11.50
TRY404.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,023.81
PAB1,023.81
|
$592.54
TRY20,853.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$755.88
PAB755.88
|
$399.36
TRY14,055.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.84
PAB94.84
|
$53.07
TRY1,867.85
|
|
pay 8.6% more for childcare
|
Panama City
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$439.17
PAB439.17
|
$502.10
TRY17,670.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,092.67
PAB10,092.67
|
$10,388.60
TRY365,613.37
|
|
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Panama City
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
PAB3.00
|
$3.49
TRY122.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
PAB3.59
|
$2.84
TRY100.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
PAB5.50
|
$2.04
TRY71.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.27
PAB47.27
|
$40.91
TRY1,439.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
PAB7.00
|
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
|
pay 7.6% more for clothing
|
Panama City
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.91
PAB53.91
|
$56.66
TRY1,994.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.78
PAB37.78
|
$45.57
TRY1,603.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.62
PAB87.62
|
$104.18
TRY3,666.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.75
PAB108.75
|
$93.27
TRY3,282.59
|
|
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