Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 20.4% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR208.41
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR143.94
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR31.98
|
$1.05
TRY35.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR31.69
|
$0.42
TRY14.27
|
|
pay 56.7% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR26.49
|
$0.63
TRY21.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR152.89
|
$3.70
TRY126.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR120.31
|
$3.76
TRY129.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR54.71
|
$1.73
TRY59.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR43.49
|
$2.58
TRY88.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.39
|
$0.47
TRY16.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR18.32
|
$0.66
TRY22.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.64
|
$0.46
TRY15.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR50.81
|
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.99
|
$0.28
TRY9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR8.15
|
$0.20
TRY6.87
|
|
pay 24.2% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR81.38
|
$4.74
TRY162.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR375.14
|
$8.55
TRY293.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR373,696.65
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,601,198.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR646.07
|
$5.75
TRY197.48
|
|
pay 58.7% less for housing
Victoria
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,945.24
|
$10.93
TRY375.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR15,780.19
|
$534.79
TRY18,357.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR11,202.32
|
$366.77
TRY12,589.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,195.37
|
$53.48
TRY1,835.70
|
|
pay 84.3% more for childcare
Victoria
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,344.60
|
$446.32
TRY15,320.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR112,761.09
|
$7,966.43
TRY273,459.63
|
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR57.31
|
$3.03
TRY104.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR70.94
|
$2.34
TRY80.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR187.57
|
$1.80
TRY61.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,343.87
|
$36.76
TRY1,262.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR78.15
|
$4.66
TRY160.12
|
|
pay 19.0% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR957.77
|
$48.03
TRY1,648.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR372.18
|
$44.31
TRY1,521.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR1,025.99
|
$92.67
TRY3,181.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,068.13
|
$82.89
TRY2,845.21
|
|
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