Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 3.5 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Amsterdam
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
TRY168.35
|
$16.49
€15.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
TRY168.35
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
TRY31.02
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TRY11.89
|
$2.47
€2.29
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
TRY15.51
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
TRY117.77
|
$6.91
€6.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
TRY143.76
|
$4.71
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
TRY60.90
|
$3.93
€3.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
TRY66.02
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.31
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
TRY23.02
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.36
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY17.45
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.25
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.11
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
TRY139.95
|
$8.20
€7.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
TRY505.04
|
$97.85
€90.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
TRY1,346,773.08
|
$28,969.95
€26,876.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
TRY127.94
|
$25.51
€23.66
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
TRY312.38
|
$45.90
€42.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
TRY11,265.20
|
$1,796.60
€1,666.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
TRY7,526.50
|
$1,576.07
€1,462.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
TRY1,617.43
|
$186.48
€173.00
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Ankara
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
TRY7,345.92
|
$1,725.51
€1,600.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
TRY146,609.90
|
$11,482.44
€10,652.84
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
TRY84.17
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TRY69.89
|
$3.49
€3.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
TRY58.92
|
$9.02
€8.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
TRY757.62
|
$39.59
€36.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
TRY108.58
|
$14.29
€13.26
|
|
pay 38.2% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
TRY1,433.79
|
$77.95
€72.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
TRY1,084.47
|
$30.57
€28.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
TRY2,491.53
|
$90.96
€84.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
TRY2,132.81
|
$109.87
€101.93
|
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