Cost of living comparison

Selangor, Malaysia

compared to

Ankara, Turkey

Ankara vs. Selangor Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 39.3% more expensive than Selangor.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 22.1% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 30.3% more in Ankara
Housing: pay 1.3% more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% less in Ankara
Clothing: pay 27.8% more in Ankara

The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, clothing, and housing in Ankara are more expensive than in Selangor. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Ankara. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in Ankara.

Ankara vs. Selangor Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ankara instead of Selangor, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Selangor	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.39 MYR10.09	$8.72 TRY339.23	+265.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.86 MYR16.34	$7.27 TRY282.69	+88.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 MYR2.59	$1.27 TRY49.42	+107.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 MYR1.36	$0.50 TRY19.61	+56.7%
Average			+129.5%

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pay 22.1% less for groceries

	Selangor	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.90 MYR3.82	$0.83 TRY32.44	-7.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.87 MYR24.83	$4.61 TRY179.20	-21.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.15 MYR30.26	$3.90 TRY151.72	-45.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MYR7.61	$1.68 TRY65.37	-6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 MYR8.19	$2.70 TRY104.96	+39.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 MYR5.24	$0.49 TRY18.92	-60.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MYR2.83	$0.88 TRY34.27	+31.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 MYR5.29	$0.45 TRY17.66	-63.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 MYR2.65	$0.54 TRY21.06	-13.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 MYR1.97	$0.25 TRY9.62	-46.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 MYR1.89	$0.23 TRY8.93	-48.6%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 30.3% more for transportation

	Selangor	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.77 MYR7.49	$4.81 TRY187.21	+171.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.36 MYR48.05	$8.72 TRY339.23	-23.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,478.71 MYR158,572.40	$44,845.33 TRY1,743,649.28	+19.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.22 MYR43.25	$5.40 TRY210.08	-47.1%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 1.3% more for housing

	Selangor	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.27 MYR106.90	$11.50 TRY447.22	-54.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$442.93 MYR1,874.04	$592.54 TRY23,038.62	+33.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$333.14 MYR1,409.53	$399.36 TRY15,527.73	+19.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.01 MYR211.60	$53.07 TRY2,063.57	+6.1%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Selangor	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$181.71 MYR768.84	$502.10 TRY19,522.39	+176.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,192.88 MYR30,433.09	$10,388.60 TRY403,923.40	+44.4%
Average			+110.4%

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pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Selangor	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.20 MYR17.78	$3.49 TRY135.69	-16.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.23 MYR9.42	$2.84 TRY110.53	+27.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.09 MYR17.30	$2.04 TRY79.15	-50.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.13 MYR169.78	$40.91 TRY1,590.52	+1.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.54 MYR19.22	$5.82 TRY226.15	+28.0%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 27.8% more for clothing

	Selangor	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.74 MYR244.29	$56.66 TRY2,203.05	-1.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.00 MYR148.09	$45.57 TRY1,771.76	+30.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.89 MYR283.03	$104.18 TRY4,050.82	+55.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.25 MYR309.94	$93.27 TRY3,626.54	+27.3%
Average			+27.8%

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