Cost of living comparison

Seremban, Malaysia

compared to

Ankara, Turkey

Ankara vs. Seremban Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 54.8% more expensive than Seremban.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 21.7% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 15.5% more in Ankara
Housing: pay 78.2% more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.8% less in Ankara
Clothing: pay 50.9% more in Ankara

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

Ankara vs. Seremban Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Seremban	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.84 MYR12.06	$8.72 TRY343.69	+207.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.41 MYR14.47	$7.27 TRY286.41	+113.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MYR3.06	$1.27 TRY50.07	+76.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MYR1.86	$0.50 TRY19.87	+14.8%
Average			+103.0%

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pay 21.7% less for groceries

	Seremban	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MYR3.92	$0.83 TRY32.87	-9.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.93 MYR46.41	$4.61 TRY181.56	-57.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.04 MYR25.65	$3.90 TRY153.71	-35.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 MYR8.68	$1.68 TRY66.23	-17.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 MYR7.44	$2.70 TRY106.34	+54.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 MYR5.98	$0.49 TRY19.17	-65.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 MYR2.48	$0.88 TRY34.72	+51.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.88 MYR7.99	$0.45 TRY17.89	-75.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MYR2.19	$0.54 TRY21.34	+5.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MYR1.68	$0.25 TRY9.75	-37.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MYR1.95	$0.23 TRY9.05	-50.1%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 15.5% more for transportation

	Seremban	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.77 MYR7.50	$4.81 TRY189.67	+172.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.07 MYR144.67	$8.72 TRY343.69	-74.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$46,756.34 MYR198,527.40	$44,845.33 TRY1,766,556.37	-4.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.95 MYR33.76	$5.40 TRY212.84	-32.0%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 78.2% more for housing

	Seremban	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.71 MYR113.42	$11.50 TRY453.10	-56.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$249.86 MYR1,060.90	$592.54 TRY23,341.29	+137.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.57 MYR707.26	$399.36 TRY15,731.73	+139.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.56 MYR117.02	$53.07 TRY2,090.68	+92.6%
Average			+78.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Seremban	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.01 MYR764.33	$502.10 TRY19,778.86	+178.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,315.73 MYR18,324.59	$10,388.60 TRY409,229.92	+140.7%
Average			+159.8%

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pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Seremban	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.41 MYR14.47	$3.49 TRY137.48	+2.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.65 MYR11.25	$2.84 TRY111.98	+7.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.09 MYR17.36	$2.04 TRY80.19	-50.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.57 MYR227.45	$40.91 TRY1,611.41	-23.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 MYR15.91	$5.82 TRY229.13	+55.2%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 50.9% more for clothing

	Seremban	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.63 MYR253.17	$56.66 TRY2,232.00	-5.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.12 MYR110.91	$45.57 TRY1,795.04	+74.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.82 MYR313.45	$104.18 TRY4,104.04	+41.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$48.27 MYR204.95	$93.27 TRY3,674.19	+93.2%
Average			+50.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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