Cost of living comparison

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Elbasan vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Elbasan is 2.0% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 11.3% more in Elbasan
Groceries: pay 21.6% more in Elbasan
Transportation: pay 71.7% more in Elbasan
Housing: pay 35.3% less in Elbasan
Childcare: pay 81.6% less in Elbasan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.3% less in Elbasan
Clothing: pay 5.4% more in Elbasan

The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Elbasan are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Elbasan.

Elbasan vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.3% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Elbasan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY410.93	$9.64 ALL794	+0.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.56	$6.63 ALL546	-21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.59	$1.21 ALL99	-0.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.49	$0.68 ALL56	+66.7%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 21.6% more for groceries

	Ankara	Elbasan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.48	$0.99 ALL81	+43.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.38	$5.05 ALL416	+5.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.66	$7.68 ALL632	+109.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.07	$2.59 ALL213	+11.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.76	$2.60 ALL214	+1.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.77	$0.42 ALL34	-39.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.88	$1.09 ALL90	+4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.62	$0.57 ALL47	-4.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.15	$0.42 ALL34	-34.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.60	$0.45 ALL37	+51.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.67	$0.47 ALL39	+89.5%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 71.7% more for transportation

	Ankara	Elbasan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.30	$8.27 ALL681	+87.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.24	$19.28 ALL1,588	+113.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,054,633.12	$28,923.53 ALL2,381,257	-39.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.65	$15.18 ALL1,250	+125.4%
Average			+71.7%

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pay 35.3% less for housing

	Ankara	Elbasan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.00	$13.66 ALL1,124	-0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,632.71	$293.25 ALL24,143	-59.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,891.63	$200.86 ALL16,537	-60.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,653.64	$49.24 ALL4,054	-20.8%
Average			-35.3%

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pay 81.6% less for childcare

	Ankara	Elbasan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,643.40	$144.62 ALL11,906	-75.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY602,466.26	$1,807.72 ALL148,829	-87.2%
Average			-81.6%

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pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Elbasan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.10	$1.81 ALL149	-49.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.60	$1.69 ALL139	-47.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.46	$4.22 ALL347	+94.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,387.29	$56.24 ALL4,630	+0.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY274.81	$4.22 ALL347	-34.5%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 5.4% more for clothing

	Ankara	Elbasan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,447.41	$66.28 ALL5,457	+15.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,944.87	$41.58 ALL3,423	-8.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,448.28	$96.41 ALL7,938	-7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,097.18	$117.50 ALL9,674	+22.4%
Average			+5.4%

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