Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.5 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Austria instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
$15.13
€14.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
TRY30.98
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TRY11.87
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
TRY15.49
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
TRY117.59
|
$7.30
€6.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
TRY143.54
|
$5.02
€4.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
TRY60.80
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
TRY65.92
|
$5.30
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.29
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
TRY22.98
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.34
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY17.42
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.24
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.10
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
TRY139.73
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
TRY504.25
|
$48.12
€44.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
TRY1,344,674.01
|
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
TRY127.74
|
$19.81
€18.39
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
TRY311.89
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
TRY11,247.64
|
$743.38
€690.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
TRY7,514.77
|
$621.91
€577.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
TRY1,614.90
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
|
pay 82.7% more for childcare
Ankara
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
TRY7,334.47
|
$416.59
€386.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
TRY146,381.39
|
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
TRY84.04
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TRY69.78
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
TRY58.83
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
TRY756.44
|
$41.56
€38.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
TRY108.41
|
$12.77
€11.85
|
|
pay 41.4% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
TRY1,431.56
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
TRY1,082.78
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
TRY2,487.65
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
TRY2,129.49
|
$110.53
€102.64
|
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