Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 58.0% cheaper than Seattle.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Seattle, you would:
pay 68.0% less for restaurants
Seattle
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$6.22
TRY212.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$6.22
TRY212.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.36
|
$1.05
TRY35.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
|
$0.42
TRY14.20
|
|
pay 63.6% less for groceries
Seattle
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.45
|
$0.63
TRY21.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.65
|
$3.70
TRY126.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
|
$3.76
TRY128.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.67
|
$1.73
TRY58.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.90
|
$2.58
TRY88.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$0.47
TRY16.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
|
$0.66
TRY22.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$0.46
TRY15.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$0.49
TRY16.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
|
$0.28
TRY9.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.20
TRY6.84
|
|
pay 33.4% less for transportation
Seattle
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
|
$4.74
TRY162.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$99.00
|
$8.55
TRY292.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,656.56
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,593,539.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
|
$5.75
TRY196.54
|
|
pay 78.6% less for housing
Seattle
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.24
|
$10.93
TRY373.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,482.72
|
$534.79
TRY18,269.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,962.80
|
$366.77
TRY12,529.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$180.38
|
$53.48
TRY1,826.91
|
|
pay 75.7% less for childcare
Seattle
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,030.12
|
$446.32
TRY15,247.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,000.00
|
$7,966.43
TRY272,151.53
|
|
pay 63.3% less for entertainment and sports
Seattle
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$3.03
TRY103.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.14
|
$2.34
TRY79.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.50
|
$1.80
TRY61.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.44
|
$36.76
TRY1,255.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$4.66
TRY159.35
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
Seattle
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.78
|
$48.03
TRY1,640.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.22
|
$44.31
TRY1,513.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.83
|
$92.67
TRY3,165.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.18
|
$82.89
TRY2,831.60
|
|
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