Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 46.5% cheaper than Nuuk.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 66.0% less for restaurants
Nuuk
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.97
DKK109.59
|
$6.22
TRY200.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.60
DKK100.20
|
$6.22
TRY200.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
DKK20.26
|
$1.05
TRY33.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
DKK14.94
|
$0.42
TRY13.40
|
|
pay 74.2% less for groceries
Nuuk
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.53
DKK24.24
|
$0.63
TRY20.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.05
DKK117.07
|
$3.70
TRY119.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.35
DKK84.78
|
$3.76
TRY121.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK32.61
|
$1.73
TRY55.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.33
DKK57.17
|
$2.58
TRY83.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
DKK11.30
|
$0.47
TRY15.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.80
|
$0.66
TRY21.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
DKK11.07
|
$0.46
TRY14.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
DKK13.56
|
$0.49
TRY15.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
DKK10.54
|
$0.28
TRY8.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.05
|
$0.20
TRY6.45
|
|
pay 29.2% less for transportation
Nuuk
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
DKK25.65
|
$4.74
TRY152.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.89
DKK575.87
|
$8.55
TRY275.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,760.46
DKK238,616.63
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,504,030.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.62
DKK333.76
|
$5.75
TRY185.50
|
|
pay 67.0% less for housing
Nuuk
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.45
DKK916.11
|
$10.93
TRY352.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,112.72
DKK7,638.39
|
$534.79
TRY17,243.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$845.47
DKK5,803.81
|
$366.77
TRY11,825.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.48
DKK1,142.83
|
$53.48
TRY1,724.30
|
|
pay 19.1% less for childcare
Nuuk
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.52
DKK3,785.98
|
$446.32
TRY14,390.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,966.43
TRY256,864.75
|
|
pay 63.1% less for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.07
DKK62.27
|
$3.03
TRY97.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.68
DKK45.83
|
$2.34
TRY75.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.61
DKK79.70
|
$1.80
TRY58.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.35
DKK318.16
|
$36.76
TRY1,185.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.77
DKK149.45
|
$4.66
TRY150.40
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Nuuk
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.08
DKK597.79
|
$48.03
TRY1,548.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.12
DKK179.34
|
$44.31
TRY1,428.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.94
DKK596.79
|
$92.67
TRY2,988.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.05
DKK1,393.84
|
$82.89
TRY2,672.55
|
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