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Banja Luka vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Banja Luka is 22.7% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 64.1% more in Banja Luka
Groceries: pay 50.1% more in Banja Luka
Transportation: pay 87.8% more in Banja Luka
Housing: pay 25.9% more in Banja Luka
Childcare: pay 65.3% less in Banja Luka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.4% less in Banja Luka
Clothing: pay 14.8% more in Banja Luka

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, housing, and clothing in Banja Luka are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Banja Luka. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Banja Luka.

Banja Luka vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Banja Luka instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 64.1% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Banja Luka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY427.76	$9.01 BAM15.26	-6.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY374.29	$9.01 BAM15.26	+6.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY53.71	$1.97 BAM3.33	+62.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY18.21	$1.20 BAM2.03	+193.1%
Average			+64.1%

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pay 50.1% more for groceries

	Ankara	Banja Luka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY30.68	$1.30 BAM2.20	+88.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY213.79	$4.93 BAM8.36	+2.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY163.08	$5.36 BAM9.07	+46.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY103.13	$2.81 BAM4.76	+21.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY113.21	$4.18 BAM7.07	+64.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY30.99	$0.71 BAM1.21	+2.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY46.72	$0.80 BAM1.36	-23.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY26.67	$0.95 BAM1.61	+58.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY28.27	$0.97 BAM1.65	+52.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY13.11	$0.55 BAM0.94	+87.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY11.11	$0.63 BAM1.06	+151.4%
Average			+50.1%

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pay 87.8% more for transportation

	Ankara	Banja Luka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY196.01	$5.72 BAM9.69	+29.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY401.02	$35.12 BAM59.49	+289.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2M	$29,117.48 BAM49,324.81	-39.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY299.43	$11.59 BAM19.63	+72.0%
Average			+87.8%

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pay 25.9% more for housing

	Ankara	Banja Luka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY610.00	$25.02 BAM42.38	+82.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY31,887.48	$465.28 BAM788.18	-35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY22,788.34	$336.20 BAM569.52	-34.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,762.33	$118.69 BAM201.06	+91.0%
Average			+25.9%

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pay 65.3% less for childcare

	Ankara	Banja Luka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY26,693.80	$256.44 BAM434.41	-57.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY627K	$3,752.25 BAM6,356.29	-73.4%
Average			-65.3%

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pay 18.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Banja Luka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY160.41	$1.95 BAM3.31	-45.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY143.23	$1.67 BAM2.83	-48.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY96.25	$3.81 BAM6.46	+76.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,485.08	$34.02 BAM57.63	-39.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY286.06	$4.20 BAM7.12	-34.7%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 14.8% more for clothing

	Ankara	Banja Luka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,547.66	$78.55 BAM133.06	+37.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY2,024.54	$39.02 BAM66.11	-14.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,630.49	$99.49 BAM168.53	-4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,265.01	$135.08 BAM228.83	+40.8%
Average			+14.8%

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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: April 2026

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