Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 8.2% more expensive than Recife.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Recife, you would:
pay 5.4% more for restaurants
|
Recife
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.39
R$25.04
|
$6.22
TRY213.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.80
R$44.51
|
$6.22
TRY213.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
R$4.88
|
$1.05
TRY35.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
R$3.05
|
$0.42
TRY14.25
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
|
Recife
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
R$7.72
|
$0.63
TRY21.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
R$22.90
|
$3.70
TRY126.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
R$30.20
|
$3.76
TRY129.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
R$14.36
|
$1.73
TRY59.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
R$10.02
|
$2.58
TRY88.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
R$6.49
|
$0.47
TRY16.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
R$2.83
|
$0.66
TRY22.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.48
|
$0.46
TRY15.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.97
|
$0.49
TRY16.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R$2.87
|
$0.28
TRY9.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.90
|
$0.20
TRY6.86
|
|
pay 9.6% more for transportation
|
Recife
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
R$22.81
|
$4.74
TRY162.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
R$222.55
|
$8.55
TRY293.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,395.46
R$133,529.60
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,599,561.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
R$33.38
|
$5.75
TRY197.28
|
|
pay 45.1% more for housing
|
Recife
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.30
R$110.16
|
$10.93
TRY374.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.48
R$1,606.53
|
$534.79
TRY18,338.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$170.59
R$973.65
|
$366.77
TRY12,576.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
R$256.61
|
$53.48
TRY1,833.82
|
|
pay 12.3% less for childcare
|
Recife
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$337.93
R$1,928.76
|
$446.32
TRY15,304.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,456.42
R$105,340.01
|
$7,966.43
TRY273,180.01
|
|
pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Recife
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.75
R$10.01
|
$3.03
TRY103.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
R$9.35
|
$2.34
TRY80.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
R$10.01
|
$1.80
TRY61.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.58
R$123.14
|
$36.76
TRY1,260.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.82
R$38.95
|
$4.66
TRY159.96
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
|
Recife
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.84
R$330.11
|
$48.03
TRY1,646.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.30
R$264.28
|
$44.31
TRY1,519.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.48
R$482.19
|
$92.67
TRY3,177.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.19
R$400.59
|
$82.89
TRY2,842.30
|
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