Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Sweden

Gothenburg vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Gothenburg is 37.3% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 44.1% more in Gothenburg
Groceries: pay 87.7% more in Gothenburg
Transportation: pay 71.6% more in Gothenburg
Housing: pay 43.0% more in Gothenburg
Childcare: pay 78.4% less in Gothenburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.1% more in Gothenburg
Clothing: pay 6.6% more in Gothenburg

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

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Gothenburg vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.1% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Gothenburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 TRY500.19	$13.00 SEK129.95	+27.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 TRY475.18	$12.45 SEK124.45	+28.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 TRY84.48	$2.88 SEK28.85	+68.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 TRY36.34	$2.31 SEK23.10	+212.9%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 87.7% more for groceries

	Ankara	Gothenburg
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 TRY48.17	$2.75 SEK27.49	+180.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 TRY252.83	$5.67 SEK56.69	+10.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 TRY221.92	$6.33 SEK63.30	+40.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 TRY132.81	$3.85 SEK38.51	+42.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 TRY121.99	$5.16 SEK51.64	+108.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 TRY43.82	$1.38 SEK13.77	+54.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 TRY49.64	$1.11 SEK11.14	+10.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 TRY29.26	$1.33 SEK13.33	+124.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 TRY38.20	$1.98 SEK19.81	+155.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.41	$0.81 SEK8.07	+175.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 TRY12.59	$0.75 SEK7.46	+191.7%
Average			+87.7%

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pay 71.6% more for transportation

	Ankara	Gothenburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 TRY265.02	$6.72 SEK67.15	+24.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 TRY600.23	$85.98 SEK859.69	+605.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,777.71 TRY2M	$32,980.57 SEK330K	-32.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.82 TRY385.14	$19.55 SEK195.49	+149.9%
Average			+71.6%

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pay 43.0% more for housing

	Ankara	Gothenburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.61 TRY866.83	$33.52 SEK335.16	+90.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$760.78 TRY37,446.68	$1,031.40 SEK10,313.15	+35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$572.06 TRY28,157.64	$918.63 SEK9,185.53	+60.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.14 TRY3,550.93	$79.29 SEK792.82	+9.9%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 78.4% less for childcare

	Ankara	Gothenburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,048.06 TRY51,586.85	$220.01 SEK2,199.92	-79.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,763.76 TRY973K	$4,384.08 SEK43,837.29	-77.8%
Average			-78.4%

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pay 29.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Gothenburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.08 TRY250.09	$6.95 SEK69.47	+36.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.09 TRY201.41	$4.95 SEK49.45	+20.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 TRY110.04	$8.30 SEK82.97	+271.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.15 TRY3,551.33	$35.01 SEK350.12	-51.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY400.15	$18.44 SEK184.43	+126.9%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 6.6% more for clothing

	Ankara	Gothenburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.73 TRY2,644.74	$88.19 SEK881.87	+64.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.06 TRY2,365.60	$32.97 SEK329.69	-31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.21 TRY5,178.42	$87.70 SEK876.93	-16.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.84 TRY4,717.40	$131.74 SEK1,317.33	+37.5%
Average			+6.6%

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