Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 3.0 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
$14.51
DKK100.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY33.91
|
$3.75
DKK25.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.47
|
$2.90
DKK20.10
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY20.29
|
$3.54
DKK24.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY119.87
|
$6.17
DKK42.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY121.91
|
$7.50
DKK51.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY55.91
|
$4.72
DKK32.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY83.70
|
$5.08
DKK35.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.33
|
$1.38
DKK9.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY21.38
|
$1.30
DKK9.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY14.87
|
$1.47
DKK10.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY15.87
|
$2.00
DKK13.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY8.94
|
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.48
|
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY153.75
|
$7.79
DKK53.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY277.11
|
$94.34
DKK653.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,511,530.93
|
$47,149.09
DKK326,507.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY186.42
|
$26.42
DKK182.92
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY354.14
|
$37.16
DKK257.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY17,329.57
|
$1,741.81
DKK12,062.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY11,884.78
|
$1,268.50
DKK8,784.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,732.90
|
$161.03
DKK1,115.12
|
|
pay 20.5% more for childcare
Ankara
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY14,462.60
|
$551.78
DKK3,821.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY258,145.77
|
$9,343.23
DKK64,701.89
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY98.25
|
$8.71
DKK60.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY75.87
|
$6.34
DKK43.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.45
|
$9.00
DKK62.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,191.33
|
$42.82
DKK296.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY151.15
|
$18.87
DKK130.66
|
|
pay 62.0% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,556.34
|
$106.73
DKK739.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,435.95
|
$44.45
DKK307.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,002.91
|
$115.59
DKK800.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,685.87
|
$166.32
DKK1,151.77
|
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