Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 29.5% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Praia, you would:
pay 2.8% more for restaurants
|
Praia
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
CVE513.74
|
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
CVE667.86
|
$7.27
TRY255.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CVE188.10
|
$1.27
TRY44.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
CVE118.22
|
$0.50
TRY17.75
|
|
pay 51.1% less for groceries
|
Praia
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
CVE311.74
|
$0.83
TRY29.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.94
CVE839.48
|
$4.61
TRY162.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
CVE505.63
|
$3.90
TRY137.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
CVE232.21
|
$1.68
TRY59.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
CVE276.14
|
$2.70
TRY95.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
CVE210.97
|
$0.49
TRY17.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
CVE139.82
|
$0.88
TRY31.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
CVE164.67
|
$0.45
TRY15.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
CVE236.14
|
$0.54
TRY19.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
CVE128.17
|
$0.25
TRY8.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
CVE93.21
|
$0.23
TRY8.08
|
|
pay 24.0% less for transportation
|
Praia
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
CVE666.84
|
$4.81
TRY169.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.42
CVE2,157.72
|
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,578,273.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.26
CVE1,823.78
|
$5.40
TRY190.16
|
|
pay 31.6% less for housing
|
Praia
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.28
CVE5,419.98
|
$11.50
TRY404.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$583.34
CVE61,649.03
|
$592.54
TRY20,853.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.89
CVE41,099.35
|
$399.36
TRY14,055.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.61
CVE12,006.59
|
$53.07
TRY1,867.85
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Praia
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$110.42
CVE11,669.62
|
$502.10
TRY17,670.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,266.68
CVE345,234.57
|
$10,388.60
TRY365,613.37
|
|
pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Praia
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
CVE262.01
|
$3.49
TRY122.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE157.33
|
$2.84
TRY100.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
$2.04
TRY71.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.46
CVE3,853.06
|
$40.91
TRY1,439.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
CVE616.49
|
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
|
Praia
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.61
CVE5,137.42
|
$56.66
TRY1,994.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
CVE4,109.94
|
$45.57
TRY1,603.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.50
CVE9,247.35
|
$104.18
TRY3,666.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.25
CVE13,871.03
|
$93.27
TRY3,282.59
|
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