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
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY213.12
|
$16.24
€14.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY213.12
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY35.86
|
$2.12
€1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.24
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 99.1% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY21.45
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY126.76
|
$6.88
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY128.91
|
$6.38
€5.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY59.13
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY88.52
|
$5.03
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.21
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY22.60
|
$0.89
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.72
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.78
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.45
|
$0.58
€0.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.86
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY162.59
|
$7.66
€7.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY293.04
|
$32.49
€29.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,598,409.31
|
$27,399.57
€25,200.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY197.14
|
$12.13
€11.16
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY374.49
|
$32.57
€29.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY18,325.62
|
$630.26
€579.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,567.88
|
$532.87
€490.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,832.50
|
$165.03
€151.79
|
|
pay 19.3% more for childcare
Ankara
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY15,293.87
|
$482.99
€444.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY272,983.24
|
$10,389.46
€9,555.70
|
|
pay 89.0% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY103.90
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY80.24
|
$3.62
€3.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.81
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,259.81
|
$46.52
€42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY159.84
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,645.79
|
$89.99
€82.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,518.49
|
$34.83
€32.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,175.51
|
$95.37
€87.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,840.25
|
$116.71
€107.34
|
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