Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.4 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Germany instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
$13.72
€12.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY35.92
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.27
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY21.49
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY126.98
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY129.14
|
$4.24
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY59.23
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY88.67
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.24
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY22.64
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.75
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.47
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.87
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY162.88
|
$7.16
€6.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY293.55
|
$54.61
€50.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,601,198.75
|
$29,249.82
€26,897.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY197.48
|
$23.30
€21.43
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY375.14
|
$49.15
€45.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY18,357.60
|
$800.45
€736.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,589.82
|
$616.33
€566.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,835.70
|
$232.30
€213.62
|
|
pay 27.2% more for childcare
Ankara
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY15,320.56
|
$434.24
€399.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY273,459.63
|
$12,512.98
€11,506.73
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY104.08
|
$4.33
€3.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY80.38
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.91
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,262.01
|
$35.42
€32.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY160.12
|
$12.56
€11.55
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,648.67
|
$83.65
€76.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,521.14
|
$41.29
€37.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,181.05
|
$89.84
€82.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,845.21
|
$120.25
€110.58
|
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