Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Ankara, Turkey

Ankara vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 2.5 times more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 59.6% more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 21.1% more in Ankara
Transportation: pay 0.9% more in Ankara
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 7.9 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 93.5% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 73.9% more in Ankara

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Ankara are more expensive than in Syria. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Ankara.

Ankara vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.6% more for restaurants

	Syria	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.67 SYP47,674	$8.72 TRY331.53	+137.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.17 SYP54,175	$7.27 TRY276.27	+74.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SYP13,813	$1.27 TRY48.29	+19.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 SYP6,174	$0.50 TRY19.16	+6.2%
Average			+59.6%

Syria vs. Ankara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.1% more for groceries

	Syria	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 SYP9,513	$0.83 TRY31.71	+14.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.01 SYP26,081	$4.61 TRY175.13	+129.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.58 SYP46,533	$3.90 TRY148.27	+9.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 SYP27,171	$1.68 TRY63.88	-19.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 SYP34,440	$2.70 TRY102.58	+1.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.42 SYP5,407	$0.49 TRY18.49	+17.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,030	$0.88 TRY33.49	+14.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 SYP4,961	$0.45 TRY17.26	+19.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,153	$0.54 TRY20.58	+69.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 SYP3,709	$0.25 TRY9.40	-13.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 SYP3,307	$0.23 TRY8.73	-9.7%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 0.9% more for transportation

	Syria	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.90 SYP102,772	$4.81 TRY182.96	-39.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130,020	$8.72 TRY331.53	-12.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,621.24 SYP281,119,375	$44,845.33 TRY1,704,041.97	+107.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.27 SYP146,528	$5.40 TRY205.31	-52.1%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Syria	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.57 SYP657,477	$11.50 TRY437.06	-77.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.90 SYP2,638,111	$592.54 TRY22,515.30	+192.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$105.66 SYP1,373,848	$399.36 TRY15,175.02	+278.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.53 SYP500,915	$53.07 TRY2,016.70	+37.8%
Average			+107.6%

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pay 7.9 times more for childcare

	Syria	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.89 SYP596,722	$502.10 TRY19,078.93	+994.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,149.32 SYP27,945,454	$10,388.60 TRY394,748.20	+383.3%
Average			+688.6%

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pay 93.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.57 SYP46,439	$3.49 TRY132.61	-2.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.00 SYP12,957	$2.84 TRY108.02	+185.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 SYP33,588	$2.04 TRY77.36	-21.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.23 SYP184,954	$40.91 TRY1,554.39	+187.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.67 SYP34,672	$5.82 TRY221.02	+118.1%
Average			+93.5%

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pay 73.9% more for clothing

	Syria	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.60 SYP280,836	$56.66 TRY2,153.01	+162.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.17 SYP418,299	$45.57 TRY1,731.52	+41.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.81 SYP868,683	$104.18 TRY3,958.81	+55.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.69 SYP893,164	$93.27 TRY3,544.17	+35.8%
Average			+73.9%

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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: April 2025

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