Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 40.9% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 69.8% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.59
ISK2,985
|
$6.22
TRY200.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.27
ISK2,388
|
$6.22
TRY200.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
ISK401
|
$1.05
TRY33.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
ISK287
|
$0.42
TRY13.40
|
|
pay 65.3% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
ISK510
|
$0.63
TRY20.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.66
ISK1,059
|
$3.70
TRY119.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.16
ISK852
|
$3.76
TRY121.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.91
ISK818
|
$1.73
TRY55.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.87
ISK1,227
|
$2.58
TRY83.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
ISK211
|
$0.47
TRY15.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
ISK134
|
$0.66
TRY21.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
ISK174
|
$0.46
TRY14.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
ISK308
|
$0.49
TRY15.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
ISK196
|
$0.28
TRY8.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK140
|
$0.20
TRY6.45
|
|
pay 48.8% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.57
ISK1,186
|
$4.74
TRY152.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.92
ISK9,254
|
$8.55
TRY275.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,660.67
ISK5,761,254
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,504,030.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
ISK3,222
|
$5.75
TRY185.50
|
|
pay 62.6% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.45
ISK9,466
|
$10.93
TRY352.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.13
ISK257,791
|
$534.79
TRY17,243.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,666.20
ISK230,418
|
$366.77
TRY11,825.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.43
ISK8,911
|
$53.48
TRY1,724.30
|
|
pay 59.4% more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.37
ISK33,240
|
$446.32
TRY14,390.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,984.07
ISK827,538
|
$7,966.43
TRY256,864.75
|
|
pay 64.4% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.79
ISK1,493
|
$3.03
TRY97.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
ISK704
|
$2.34
TRY75.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.87
ISK1,642
|
$1.80
TRY58.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
ISK9,058
|
$36.76
TRY1,185.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.39
ISK1,990
|
$4.66
TRY150.40
|
|
pay 34.7% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.94
ISK14,374
|
$48.03
TRY1,548.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.50
ISK6,015
|
$44.31
TRY1,428.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.47
ISK19,564
|
$92.67
TRY2,988.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.65
ISK24,153
|
$82.89
TRY2,672.55
|
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