Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 39.2% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Germany, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.72
|
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.62
|
$1.05
TRY33.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$0.42
TRY13.47
|
|
pay 50.8% less for groceries
Germany
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
$0.63
TRY20.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.26
|
$3.70
TRY119.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.94
|
$3.76
TRY121.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
$1.73
TRY55.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.67
|
$2.58
TRY83.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.47
TRY15.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.66
TRY21.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.46
TRY14.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$0.49
TRY15.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.28
TRY8.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.20
TRY6.48
|
|
pay 33.5% less for transportation
Germany
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.65
|
$4.74
TRY153.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.67
|
$8.55
TRY277.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€27,136.52
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,511,530.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.62
|
$5.75
TRY186.42
|
|
pay 57.1% less for housing
Germany
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.60
|
$10.93
TRY354.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€742.62
|
$534.79
TRY17,329.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€571.80
|
$366.77
TRY11,884.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€215.52
|
$53.48
TRY1,732.90
|
|
pay 16.8% less for childcare
Germany
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€402.86
|
$446.32
TRY14,462.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,608.92
|
$7,966.43
TRY258,145.77
|
|
pay 40.1% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$3.03
TRY98.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.20
|
$2.34
TRY75.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.17
|
$1.80
TRY58.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.86
|
$36.76
TRY1,191.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.65
|
$4.66
TRY151.15
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
Germany
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€77.61
|
$48.03
TRY1,556.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€38.31
|
$44.31
TRY1,435.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€83.35
|
$92.67
TRY3,002.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€111.56
|
$82.89
TRY2,685.87
|
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