Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 17.4% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 13.8% more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Ankara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,005
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥804
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥172
|
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥115
|
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
|
pay 52.1% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥252
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,082
|
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥909
|
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥322
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥504
|
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥367
|
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥164
|
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥409
|
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥373
|
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥199
|
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥682
|
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,047
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,359,528
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,302
|
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
|
pay 50.7% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,917
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥172,898
|
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥89,974
|
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,686
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
|
pay 17.1% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥82,306
|
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,238,932
|
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
|
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥503
|
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥525
|
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥603
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,365
|
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,910
|
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
|
pay 27.0% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,118
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,690
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,787
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,793
|
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
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