Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 32.0% cheaper than Vaughan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 41.9% less in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 44.7% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 12.5% less in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 66.8% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 40.0% less in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 32.3% less in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 14.3% more in Ankara
Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Vaughan, you would:
pay 41.9% less for restaurants
Vaughan
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.96
CA$25.95
|
$8.72
TRY308.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
CA$14.53
|
$7.27
TRY257.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
CA$2.48
|
$1.27
TRY44.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
CA$1.94
|
$0.50
TRY17.84
|
|
pay 44.7% less for groceries
Vaughan
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CA$3.27
|
$0.83
TRY29.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
CA$6.23
|
$4.61
TRY163.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$11.00
|
$3.90
TRY138.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
CA$3.94
|
$1.68
TRY59.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
CA$7.04
|
$2.70
TRY95.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
CA$1.88
|
$0.49
TRY17.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CA$0.96
|
$0.88
TRY31.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.83
|
$0.45
TRY16.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
CA$2.21
|
$0.54
TRY19.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
CA$1.23
|
$0.25
TRY8.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
CA$1.27
|
$0.23
TRY8.12
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
Vaughan
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
CA$5.94
|
$4.81
TRY170.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$107.84
CA$155.81
|
$8.72
TRY308.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,412.64
CA$35,270.16
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,586,636.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.11
CA$18.94
|
$5.40
TRY191.17
|
|
pay 66.8% less for housing
Vaughan
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.10
CA$66.61
|
$11.50
TRY406.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.41
CA$2,456.67
|
$592.54
TRY20,964.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,496.84
CA$2,162.56
|
$399.36
TRY14,129.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.69
CA$165.70
|
$53.07
TRY1,877.75
|
|
pay 40.0% less for childcare
Vaughan
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$808.29
CA$1,167.78
|
$502.10
TRY17,764.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,962.09
CA$25,950.73
|
$10,388.60
TRY367,550.84
|
|
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
Vaughan
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.11
CA$8.82
|
$3.49
TRY123.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
CA$5.04
|
$2.84
TRY100.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.84
CA$18.55
|
$2.04
TRY72.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
CA$44.64
|
$40.91
TRY1,447.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.27
CA$16.29
|
$5.82
TRY205.79
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
Vaughan
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.11
CA$62.28
|
$56.66
TRY2,004.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.92
CA$51.90
|
$45.57
TRY1,612.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.00
CA$140.13
|
$104.18
TRY3,686.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
CA$146.81
|
$93.27
TRY3,299.98
|
|
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