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Ankara vs. Rostov-na-donu Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 57.4% more expensive than Rostov-na-donu.

Restaurants: pay 50.3% more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 26.0% more in Ankara
Transportation: pay 40.0% more in Ankara
Housing: pay 51.5% more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.6% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 28.6% more in Ankara

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Ankara are more expensive than in Rostov-na-donu. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Ankara.

Ankara vs. Rostov-na-donu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ankara instead of Rostov-na-donu, you would:

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pay 50.3% more for restaurants

	Rostov-na-donu	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.63 RUB732.67	$8.72 TRY308.68	+31.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.08 RUB450.87	$7.27 TRY257.24	+78.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 RUB80.34	$1.27 TRY44.97	+74.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 RUB47.62	$0.50 TRY17.84	+16.9%
Average			+50.3%

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pay 26.0% more for groceries

	Rostov-na-donu	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 RUB49.70	$0.83 TRY29.52	+85.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 RUB402.08	$4.61 TRY163.07	+26.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.23 RUB356.92	$3.90 TRY138.06	+20.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.23 RUB135.87	$1.68 TRY59.48	+36.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 RUB180.35	$2.70 TRY95.51	+65.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 RUB49.29	$0.49 TRY17.21	+9.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 RUB56.81	$0.88 TRY31.18	+71.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 RUB63.91	$0.45 TRY16.07	-21.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 RUB91.90	$0.54 TRY19.16	-34.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB23.66	$0.25 TRY8.75	+15.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB22.75	$0.23 TRY8.12	+11.5%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 40.0% more for transportation

	Rostov-na-donu	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.08 RUB230.05	$4.81 TRY170.35	+131.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.39 RUB2,141.64	$8.72 TRY308.68	-55.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,601.13 RUB3,268,825.65	$44,845.33 TRY1,586,636.89	+51.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.08 RUB450.87	$5.40 TRY191.17	+32.3%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 51.5% more for housing

	Rostov-na-donu	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.67 RUB736.43	$11.50 TRY406.95	+72.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.99 RUB37,103.05	$592.54 TRY20,964.04	+76.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$216.32 RUB23,887.57	$399.36 TRY14,129.49	+84.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.21 RUB8,084.19	$53.07 TRY1,877.75	-27.5%
Average			+51.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Rostov-na-donu	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.81 RUB26,150.61	$502.10 TRY17,764.43	+112.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,299.82 RUB474,825.11	$10,388.60 TRY367,550.84	+141.6%
Average			+126.8%

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pay 78.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Rostov-na-donu	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 RUB112.72	$3.49 TRY123.47	+241.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 RUB180.26	$2.84 TRY100.57	+74.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.29 RUB253.05	$2.04 TRY72.03	-11.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.09 RUB3,101.63	$40.91 TRY1,447.29	+45.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 RUB450.87	$5.82 TRY205.79	+42.5%
Average			+78.6%

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pay 28.6% more for clothing

	Rostov-na-donu	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.51 RUB5,798.72	$56.66 TRY2,004.67	+7.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.28 RUB3,564.71	$45.57 TRY1,612.22	+41.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.32 RUB7,765.03	$104.18 TRY3,686.05	+48.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.74 RUB8,806.10	$93.27 TRY3,299.98	+17.0%
Average			+28.6%

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