Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 56.2% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 67.8% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Ankara
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.42
|
$5.20
₺168.89
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
$5.20
₺168.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.54
|
$0.96
₺31.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.31
|
$0.37
₺11.93
|
|
pay 49.3% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Ankara
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
$0.48
₺15.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.46
|
$3.63
₺118.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.40
|
$4.44
₺144.22
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.68
|
$1.88
₺61.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.55
|
$2.04
₺66.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$0.41
₺13.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.71
₺23.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.41
₺13.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$0.54
₺17.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.25
₺8.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.28
₺9.14
|
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pay 43.1% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.66
|
$4.32
₺140.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€91.48
|
$15.59
₺506.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€27,083.57
|
$41,561.68
₺1,351,087.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.85
|
$3.95
₺128.35
|
|
pay 79.5% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Ankara
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.91
|
$9.64
₺313.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,679.61
|
$347.65
₺11,301.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,473.44
|
$232.27
₺7,550.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€174.33
|
$49.91
₺1,622.61
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,613.15
|
$226.70
₺7,369.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,734.76
|
$4,524.41
₺147,079.52
|
|
pay 57.6% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.60
₺84.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.26
|
$2.16
₺70.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.43
|
$1.82
₺59.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€37.01
|
$23.38
₺760.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.36
|
$3.35
₺108.93
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Ankara
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.87
|
$44.25
₺1,438.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.58
|
$33.47
₺1,087.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€85.04
|
$76.89
₺2,499.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€102.72
|
$65.82
₺2,139.65
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