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Atenas vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Atenas is 48.3% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 97.2% more in Atenas
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Atenas
Transportation: pay 46.5% more in Atenas
Housing: pay 50.8% more in Atenas
Childcare: pay 29.0% less in Atenas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.5% more in Atenas
Clothing: pay 10.5% more in Atenas

The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Atenas are more expensive than in Ankara. Notably, groceries and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Atenas.

Atenas vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Atenas instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 97.2% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Atenas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY410.93	$8.91 CRC4,452.30	-7.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.56	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	+17.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.59	$2.06 CRC1,026.72	+70.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.49	$1.67 CRC835.60	+308.3%
Average			+97.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Atenas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.48	$2.64 CRC1,317.14	+282.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.38	$4.95 CRC2,473.50	+3.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.66	$7.78 CRC3,886.45	+112.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.07	$2.88 CRC1,436.26	+23.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.76	$3.97 CRC1,980.26	+55.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.77	$1.80 CRC897.57	+157.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.88	$0.65 CRC326.39	-37.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.62	$1.08 CRC538.54	+79.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.15	$0.99 CRC493.66	+55.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.60	$1.53 CRC762.93	+417.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.67	$1.08 CRC538.54	+331.3%
Average			+134.6%

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pay 46.5% more for transportation

	Ankara	Atenas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.30	$5.39 CRC2,690.94	+22.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.24	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,054,633.12	$37,640.45 CRC18,798,579.99	-21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.65	$16.12 CRC8,048.76	+139.2%
Average			+46.5%

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pay 50.8% more for housing

	Ankara	Atenas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.00	$46.56 CRC23,250.88	+239.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,632.71	$544.80 CRC272,084.71	-24.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,891.63	$396.22 CRC197,879.79	-22.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,653.64	$68.88 CRC34,400.73	+10.8%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 29.0% less for childcare

	Ankara	Atenas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,643.40	$600.27 CRC299,787.88	-0.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY602,466.26	$5,943.23 CRC2,968,196.84	-57.9%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 27.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Atenas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.10	$2.67 CRC1,335.69	-25.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.60	$3.76 CRC1,879.86	+16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.46	$5.15 CRC2,572.44	+137.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,387.29	$43.58 CRC21,766.78	-22.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY274.81	$8.42 CRC4,204.95	+30.8%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 10.5% more for clothing

	Ankara	Atenas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,447.41	$61.74 CRC30,836.27	+7.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,944.87	$49.53 CRC24,734.97	+8.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,448.28	$118.86 CRC59,363.94	+14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,097.18	$106.98 CRC53,427.54	+11.5%
Average			+10.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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