Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 3.1% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 33.2% less for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
|
pay 34.9% less for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.1900
|
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
|
pay 0.1% more for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4600
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF658.6900
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
|
pay 22.0% less for housing
|
Santiago
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7400
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.2500
|
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.6300
|
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.7200
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
|
pay 45.6% more for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.7700
|
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF228.1600
|
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
|
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.2000
|
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8800
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.6100
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.9100
|
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
|
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