Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 30.4% cheaper than Telford.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.1% less in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 32.1% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 37.4% less in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 52.4% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 36.2% less in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.7% less in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 19.3% more in Ankara
Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Telford, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
Telford
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.92
£9.57
|
$8.72
TRY350.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£6.70
|
$7.27
TRY292.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.13
|
$1.27
TRY51.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
£0.78
|
$0.50
TRY20.26
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
Telford
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
£0.70
|
$0.83
TRY33.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.55
£2.63
|
$4.61
TRY185.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
£3.94
|
$3.90
TRY156.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
£2.39
|
$1.68
TRY67.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.02
£2.97
|
$2.70
TRY108.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
£0.80
|
$0.49
TRY19.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.48
|
$0.88
TRY35.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.82
|
$0.45
TRY18.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.87
|
$0.54
TRY21.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
£0.53
|
$0.25
TRY9.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.49
|
$0.23
TRY9.22
|
|
pay 37.4% less for transportation
Telford
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
£5.16
|
$4.81
TRY193.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$128.48
£95.18
|
$8.72
TRY350.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£23,920.89
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,801,376.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
£11.18
|
$5.40
TRY217.04
|
|
pay 52.4% less for housing
Telford
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.09
£25.99
|
$11.50
TRY462.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$807.21
£598.02
|
$592.54
TRY23,801.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$645.77
£478.42
|
$399.36
TRY16,041.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$236.05
£174.88
|
$53.07
TRY2,131.89
|
|
pay 36.2% less for childcare
Telford
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,506.79
£1,116.31
|
$502.10
TRY20,168.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,029.73
£8,171.38
|
$10,388.60
TRY417,296.03
|
|
pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports
Telford
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.81
£4.31
|
$3.49
TRY140.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
£2.87
|
$2.84
TRY114.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.36
£14.34
|
$2.04
TRY81.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.97
£31.10
|
$40.91
TRY1,643.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.53
£10.76
|
$5.82
TRY233.64
|
|
pay 19.3% more for clothing
Telford
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
£34.45
|
$56.66
TRY2,275.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.52
£26.31
|
$45.57
TRY1,830.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.64
£59.00
|
$104.18
TRY4,184.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.87
£71.76
|
$93.27
TRY3,746.61
|
|
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