Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 41.8% cheaper than United Kingdom overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 46.4% less in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 39.6% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 40.7% less in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 65.2% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 55.4% less in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 44.4% less in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 0.6% less in Ankara
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 46.4% less for restaurants
|
United Kingdom
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£14.10
|
$8.72
TRY331.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£6.98
|
$7.27
TRY276.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.68
|
$1.27
TRY48.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.18
|
$0.50
TRY19.17
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.15
|
$0.83
TRY31.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.28
|
$4.61
TRY175.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.46
|
$3.90
TRY148.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£2.84
|
$1.68
TRY63.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.79
|
$2.70
TRY102.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.93
|
$0.49
TRY18.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.50
|
$0.88
TRY33.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£0.95
|
$0.45
TRY17.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.07
|
$0.54
TRY20.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.49
|
$0.25
TRY9.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.49
|
$0.23
TRY8.73
|
|
pay 40.7% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.33
|
$4.81
TRY183.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£74.05
|
$8.72
TRY331.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£26,258.46
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,705,025.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£12.93
|
$5.40
TRY205.43
|
|
pay 65.2% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£29.70
|
$11.50
TRY437.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£937.46
|
$592.54
TRY22,528.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£769.55
|
$399.36
TRY15,183.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£172.79
|
$53.07
TRY2,017.86
|
|
pay 55.4% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,128.93
|
$502.10
TRY19,089.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£14,043.59
|
$10,388.60
TRY394,976.13
|
|
pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.24
|
$3.49
TRY132.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.11
|
$2.84
TRY108.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£13.17
|
$2.04
TRY77.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£34.16
|
$40.91
TRY1,555.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£9.72
|
$5.82
TRY221.14
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£59.12
|
$56.66
TRY2,154.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£30.25
|
$45.57
TRY1,732.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£68.11
|
$104.18
TRY3,961.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£72.91
|
$93.27
TRY3,546.21
|
|
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