Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 74.4% more expensive than Valencia.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Valencia, you would:
pay 31.6% less for restaurants
|
Valencia
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
VEF79.80
|
$6.22
TRY213.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
VEF89.77
|
$6.22
TRY213.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
VEF12.47
|
$1.05
TRY35.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
$0.42
TRY14.25
|
|
pay 33.3% less for groceries
|
Valencia
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
VEF19.95
|
$0.63
TRY21.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.32
VEF23.11
|
$3.70
TRY126.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
$3.76
TRY129.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
VEF21.93
|
$1.73
TRY59.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
VEF28.25
|
$2.58
TRY88.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
$0.47
TRY16.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
$0.66
TRY22.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
VEF7.01
|
$0.46
TRY15.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
$0.49
TRY16.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
VEF6.36
|
$0.28
TRY9.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.20
TRY6.86
|
|
pay 20.3% more for transportation
|
Valencia
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$4.74
TRY162.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.50
VEF573.53
|
$8.55
TRY293.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
VEF249,362.52
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,599,561.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.75
VEF197.00
|
$5.75
TRY197.28
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Valencia
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
VEF374.04
|
$10.93
TRY374.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$152.50
VEF1,521.11
|
$534.79
TRY18,338.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$127.50
VEF1,271.75
|
$366.77
TRY12,576.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
VEF104.34
|
$53.48
TRY1,833.82
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Valencia
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.67
VEF664.97
|
$446.32
TRY15,304.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$7,966.43
TRY273,180.01
|
|
pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Valencia
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
VEF9.97
|
$3.03
TRY103.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
VEF21.20
|
$2.34
TRY80.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
VEF29.92
|
$1.80
TRY61.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.00
VEF398.98
|
$36.76
TRY1,260.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
VEF49.87
|
$4.66
TRY159.96
|
|
pay 20.1% more for clothing
|
Valencia
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.75
VEF406.46
|
$48.03
TRY1,646.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
VEF349.11
|
$44.31
TRY1,519.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.75
VEF785.49
|
$92.67
TRY3,177.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.00
VEF698.22
|
$82.89
TRY2,842.30
|
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