Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 38.5% cheaper than Sunderland.
- Restaurants
-
pay 45.8% less in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 41.8% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 40.1% less in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 51.0% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 52.3% less in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 40.8% less in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 2.5% more in Ankara
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Sunderland, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
|
Sunderland
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.37
£14.28
|
$8.72
TRY343.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
£6.85
|
$7.27
TRY286.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
£1.55
|
$1.27
TRY50.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.12
|
$0.50
TRY19.87
|
|
pay 41.8% less for groceries
|
Sunderland
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
£1.12
|
$0.83
TRY32.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
£3.70
|
$4.61
TRY181.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
£4.21
|
$3.90
TRY153.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
£2.55
|
$1.68
TRY66.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
£2.83
|
$2.70
TRY106.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
£0.92
|
$0.49
TRY19.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
£0.53
|
$0.88
TRY34.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
£0.85
|
$0.45
TRY17.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
£1.12
|
$0.54
TRY21.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.51
|
$0.25
TRY9.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.51
|
$0.23
TRY9.05
|
|
pay 40.1% less for transportation
|
Sunderland
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.08
£5.22
|
$4.81
TRY189.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$73.62
£54.27
|
$8.72
TRY343.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£26,930.43
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,766,556.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.62
£10.78
|
$5.40
TRY212.84
|
|
pay 51.0% less for housing
|
Sunderland
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.92
£33.85
|
$11.50
TRY453.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$762.01
£561.74
|
$592.54
TRY23,341.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$581.19
£428.45
|
$399.36
TRY15,731.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$217.28
£160.18
|
$53.07
TRY2,090.68
|
|
pay 52.3% less for childcare
|
Sunderland
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,323.83
£975.91
|
$502.10
TRY19,778.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,081.52
£13,329.54
|
$10,388.60
TRY409,229.92
|
|
pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sunderland
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.17
£3.81
|
$3.49
TRY137.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
£3.27
|
$2.84
TRY111.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£11.43
|
$2.04
TRY80.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.36
£29.75
|
$40.91
TRY1,611.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
£8.57
|
$5.82
TRY229.13
|
|
pay 2.5% more for clothing
|
Sunderland
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.49
£57.13
|
$56.66
TRY2,232.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.75
£28.56
|
$45.57
TRY1,795.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.43
£70.35
|
$104.18
TRY4,104.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.81
£62.52
|
$93.27
TRY3,674.19
|
|
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