Cost of living comparison
Athens is 77.5% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Athens instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 87.7% more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY212.47
|
$16.24
€14.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY212.47
|
$9.75
€8.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY35.75
|
$2.12
€1.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.20
|
$0.54
€0.48
|
|
pay 99.1% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY21.39
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY126.38
|
$6.88
€6.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY128.52
|
$6.38
€5.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY58.95
|
$4.72
€4.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY88.25
|
$5.03
€4.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.16
|
$0.87
€0.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY22.54
|
$0.89
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.67
|
$0.61
€0.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.73
|
$0.98
€0.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.42
|
$0.58
€0.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.84
|
$0.60
€0.53
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY162.10
|
$7.66
€6.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY292.15
|
$32.49
€29.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,593,539.41
|
$27,399.57
€24,526.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY196.54
|
$12.13
€10.86
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY373.35
|
$32.57
€29.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY18,269.79
|
$630.26
€564.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,529.59
|
$532.87
€476.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,826.91
|
$165.03
€147.73
|
|
pay 19.3% more for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY15,247.27
|
$482.99
€432.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY272,151.53
|
$10,389.46
€9,299.97
|
|
pay 89.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY103.58
|
$5.41
€4.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY79.99
|
$3.62
€3.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.62
|
$4.98
€4.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,255.97
|
$46.52
€41.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY159.35
|
$9.75
€8.72
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,640.78
|
$89.99
€80.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,513.86
|
$34.83
€31.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,165.83
|
$95.37
€85.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,831.60
|
$116.71
€104.47
|
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