Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.2 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Greece instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.51
₺12.50
|
$11.58
€10.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.21
₺11.46
|
$7.08
€6.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺2.20
|
$1.87
€1.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₺0.94
|
$0.65
€0.57
|
|
pay 96.9% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
₺1.31
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
₺8.49
|
$4.56
€4.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.31
₺11.82
|
$5.03
€4.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
₺5.04
|
$3.33
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₺6.39
|
$3.34
€2.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
₺1.12
|
$0.79
€0.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
₺2.22
|
$0.80
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺1.07
|
$0.58
€0.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₺2.05
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₺0.89
|
$0.46
€0.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
₺0.58
|
$0.41
€0.36
|
|
pay 92.8% more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
₺17.14
|
$8.41
€7.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.79
₺81.24
|
$36.15
€31.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,055.33
₺124,986.27
|
$19,836.21
€17,394.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.24
₺11.56
|
$12.35
€10.83
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.00
₺28.52
|
$33.91
€29.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$182.01
₺648.94
|
$377.49
€331.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.31
₺439.65
|
$296.91
€260.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.28
₺154.32
|
$138.63
€121.56
|
|
pay 54.2% more for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.90
₺659.25
|
$323.64
€283.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,510.20
₺16,080.66
|
$6,014.67
€5,274.27
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
₺7.29
|
$3.93
€3.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
₺5.26
|
$3.06
€2.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺5.83
|
$4.73
€4.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.25
₺68.65
|
$41.50
€36.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.63
₺9.37
|
$8.16
€7.16
|
|
pay 68.1% more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.70
₺116.60
|
$70.87
€62.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.64
₺98.54
|
$32.81
€28.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
₺222.04
|
$73.51
€64.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.95
₺153.14
|
$94.08
€82.50
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Greece. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.