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Bydgoszcz vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Bydgoszcz is 45.8% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Bydgoszcz
Groceries: pay 57.8% more in Bydgoszcz
Transportation: pay 69.4% more in Bydgoszcz
Housing: pay 53.8% more in Bydgoszcz
Childcare: pay 42.2% less in Bydgoszcz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.2% more in Bydgoszcz
Clothing: pay 24.6% more in Bydgoszcz

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

Bydgoszcz vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Ankara	Bydgoszcz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY411.40	$13.67 PLN49.10	+42.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.98	$8.20 PLN29.46	-2.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.65	$2.39 PLN8.58	+97.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.51	$1.88 PLN6.74	+357.9%
Average			+123.8%

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pay 57.8% more for groceries

	Ankara	Bydgoszcz
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.51	$1.56 PLN5.59	+125.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.62	$5.65 PLN20.28	+17.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.84	$4.03 PLN14.47	+9.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.19	$3.51 PLN12.62	+51.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.88	$3.47 PLN12.47	+36.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.80	$0.63 PLN2.26	-9.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.93	$0.77 PLN2.75	-27.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.65	$0.81 PLN2.92	+35.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.19	$1.97 PLN7.07	+209.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.61	$0.48 PLN1.71	+61.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.69	$0.56 PLN2.03	+125.9%
Average			+57.8%

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pay 69.4% more for transportation

	Ankara	Bydgoszcz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.52	$6.60 PLN23.69	+49.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.69	$29.53 PLN106.05	+227.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,057,020.12	$34,064.62 PLN122,342.35	-29.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.98	$8.75 PLN31.42	+29.9%
Average			+69.4%

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pay 53.8% more for housing

	Ankara	Bydgoszcz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.68	$17.13 PLN61.54	+24.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,668.30	$772.39 PLN2,774.04	+7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,917.06	$537.71 PLN1,931.19	+4.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,656.72	$172.53 PLN619.64	+177.6%
Average			+53.8%

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pay 42.2% less for childcare

	Ankara	Bydgoszcz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,673.19	$460.70 PLN1,654.60	-23.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY603,166.19	$5,468.28 PLN19,639.19	-61.2%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Bydgoszcz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.28	$4.10 PLN14.73	+13.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.76	$4.01 PLN14.41	+24.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.57	$5.13 PLN18.41	+136.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,390.06	$37.97 PLN136.38	-32.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY275.13	$7.93 PLN28.48	+23.2%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 24.6% more for clothing

	Ankara	Bydgoszcz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,450.25	$98.43 PLN353.51	+71.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,947.13	$37.94 PLN136.25	-16.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,453.45	$112.32 PLN403.39	+7.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,101.94	$130.10 PLN467.25	+35.6%
Average			+24.6%

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