Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 45.5% cheaper than Reading.
- Restaurants
-
pay 56.2% less in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 36.7% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 42.7% less in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 67.1% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 58.3% less in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 49.0% less in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 8.8% less in Ankara
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Reading, you would:
pay 56.2% less for restaurants
|
Reading
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£19.04
|
$8.72
TRY343.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
£6.52
|
$7.27
TRY286.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.23
£2.38
|
$1.27
TRY50.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.87
|
$0.50
TRY19.87
|
|
pay 36.7% less for groceries
|
Reading
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
£1.06
|
$0.83
TRY32.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
£3.14
|
$4.61
TRY181.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
£3.70
|
$3.90
TRY153.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.60
|
$1.68
TRY66.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.73
|
$2.70
TRY106.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
£0.99
|
$0.49
TRY19.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
£0.43
|
$0.88
TRY34.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.03
|
$0.45
TRY17.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
£1.64
|
$0.54
TRY21.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
£0.38
|
$0.25
TRY9.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
£0.41
|
$0.23
TRY9.05
|
|
pay 42.7% less for transportation
|
Reading
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.99
£5.15
|
$4.81
TRY189.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.66
£60.94
|
$8.72
TRY343.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£26,930.43
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,766,556.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.97
£14.72
|
$5.40
TRY212.84
|
|
pay 67.1% less for housing
|
Reading
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.02
£28.76
|
$11.50
TRY453.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,614.42
£1,190.14
|
$592.54
TRY23,341.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.88
£1,007.65
|
$399.36
TRY15,731.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.30
£107.85
|
$53.07
TRY2,090.68
|
|
pay 58.3% less for childcare
|
Reading
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,653.17
£1,218.70
|
$502.10
TRY19,778.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,586.17
£14,438.74
|
$10,388.60
TRY409,229.92
|
|
pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Reading
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
£4.76
|
$3.49
TRY137.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
£3.44
|
$2.84
TRY111.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.08
£13.33
|
$2.04
TRY80.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.66
£34.39
|
$40.91
TRY1,611.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.21
£10.47
|
$5.82
TRY229.13
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
|
Reading
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.88
£53.73
|
$56.66
TRY2,232.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
£49.67
|
$45.57
TRY1,795.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.26
£65.06
|
$104.18
TRY4,104.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.70
£67.60
|
$93.27
TRY3,674.19
|
|
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