Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.8 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
₺168.77
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
₺168.77
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
₺31.10
|
$2.90
€2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
₺11.92
|
$2.39
€2.25
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
₺15.55
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
₺118.07
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
₺144.12
|
$5.11
€4.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₺61.05
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
₺66.18
|
$4.93
€4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.34
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
₺23.08
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.40
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
₺17.49
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₺8.27
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
₺9.13
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₺140.30
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
₺506.31
|
$93.45
€87.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
₺1,350,156.12
|
$32,967.00
€30,918.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
₺128.26
|
$22.98
€21.55
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
₺313.16
|
$42.65
€40.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
₺11,293.49
|
$1,347.77
€1,264.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
₺7,545.40
|
$999.06
€936.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
₺1,621.49
|
$273.14
€256.17
|
|
pay 33.5% more for childcare
Ankara
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₺7,364.37
|
$210.36
€197.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
₺146,978.18
|
$7,885.50
€7,395.54
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
₺84.38
|
$4.40
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
₺70.07
|
$3.62
€3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
₺59.07
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
₺759.52
|
$41.73
€39.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₺108.86
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 56.7% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
₺1,437.39
|
$91.74
€86.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
₺1,087.19
|
$38.98
€36.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
₺2,497.79
|
$94.97
€89.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
₺2,138.17
|
$118.23
€110.88
|
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