Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 33.2% more expensive than Recife.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.4% more in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 1.4% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 30.5% more in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 50.6% more in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 27.5% more in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 72.9% more in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 18.6% more in Ankara
The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, transportation, childcare, and clothing in Ankara are more expensive than in Recife.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Recife, you would:
pay 33.4% more for restaurants
|
Recife
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.70
R$26.10
|
$8.72
TRY343.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
R$36.73
|
$7.27
TRY286.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R$4.89
|
$1.27
TRY50.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
R$2.98
|
$0.50
TRY19.87
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
|
Recife
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
R$7.13
|
$0.83
TRY32.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.16
R$17.55
|
$4.61
TRY181.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
R$25.07
|
$3.90
TRY153.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
R$12.08
|
$1.68
TRY66.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$8.43
|
$2.70
TRY106.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
R$5.35
|
$0.49
TRY19.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.52
|
$0.88
TRY34.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.59
|
$0.45
TRY17.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$3.24
|
$0.54
TRY21.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R$2.77
|
$0.25
TRY9.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.59
|
$0.23
TRY9.05
|
|
pay 30.5% more for transportation
|
Recife
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.65
R$20.28
|
$4.81
TRY189.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.84
R$193.30
|
$8.72
TRY343.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,289.18
R$101,481.20
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,766,556.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.49
R$24.94
|
$5.40
TRY212.84
|
|
pay 50.6% more for housing
|
Recife
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
R$97.70
|
$11.50
TRY453.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.27
R$1,599.54
|
$592.54
TRY23,341.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.34
R$1,022.87
|
$399.36
TRY15,731.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.13
R$255.94
|
$53.07
TRY2,090.68
|
|
pay 27.5% more for childcare
|
Recife
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$256.92
R$1,425.57
|
$502.10
TRY19,778.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,418.27
R$96,648.76
|
$10,388.60
TRY409,229.92
|
|
pay 72.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Recife
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
R$7.73
|
$3.49
TRY137.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$8.59
|
$2.84
TRY111.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
R$8.70
|
$2.04
TRY80.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
R$110.50
|
$40.91
TRY1,611.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.10
R$33.83
|
$5.82
TRY229.13
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
|
Recife
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.50
R$291.33
|
$56.66
TRY2,232.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
R$249.68
|
$45.57
TRY1,795.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.60
R$469.44
|
$104.18
TRY4,104.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.61
R$364.04
|
$93.27
TRY3,674.19
|
|
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