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
TRY203.62
|
$13.72
€12.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY203.62
|
$10.18
€9.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY34.26
|
$2.83
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.61
|
$2.48
€2.31
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY20.50
|
$2.11
€1.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY121.11
|
$6.75
€6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY123.16
|
$4.24
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY56.49
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY84.57
|
$7.19
€6.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.49
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY21.60
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.02
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.03
|
$1.39
€1.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.03
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.55
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY155.34
|
$7.16
€6.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY279.97
|
$54.61
€50.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,527,115.31
|
$29,249.82
€27,284.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY188.34
|
$23.30
€21.73
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY357.79
|
$49.15
€45.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY17,508.24
|
$800.45
€746.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,007.32
|
$616.33
€574.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,750.76
|
$232.30
€216.70
|
|
pay 27.2% more for childcare
Ankara
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY14,611.72
|
$434.24
€405.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY260,807.34
|
$12,512.98
€11,672.37
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY99.26
|
$4.33
€4.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY76.66
|
$3.44
€3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY59.05
|
$8.81
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,203.62
|
$35.42
€33.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY152.71
|
$12.56
€11.72
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,572.39
|
$83.65
€78.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,450.76
|
$41.29
€38.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,033.87
|
$89.84
€83.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,713.57
|
$120.25
€112.17
|
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