Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Turkey
  3. Ankara
  4. Italy
  5. Comparison
TRY
COMPARED TO
EUR

Italy is 2.8 times more expensive than Ankara.

If you lived in Italy instead of Ankara, you would:
local_dining

pay 4.5 times more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.87
₺13.81
$15.63
€13.71
+303.6%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.23
₺11.51
$9.11
€7.99
+182.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.58
₺2.07
$2.39
€2.09
+311.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.17
₺0.62
$1.21
€1.06
+591.3%
Average +347.1%
Ankara vs. Italy - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 2.9 times more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.33
₺1.18
$1.83
€1.61
+455.0%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.60
₺9.28
$7.60
€6.66
+191.8%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.72
₺9.70
$4.76
€4.17
+74.8%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.49
₺5.32
$3.18
€2.79
+113.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.23
₺4.40
$4.41
€3.87
+257.7%
Apples (1 lb) $0.35
₺1.25
$0.95
€0.83
+172.3%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.82
₺2.92
$0.88
€0.78
+7.9%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.45
₺1.61
$0.93
€0.82
+106.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.32
₺1.12
$1.01
€0.88
+220.1%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.21
₺0.76
$0.68
€0.60
+219.4%
Onions (1 lb) $0.22
₺0.80
$0.73
€0.64
+228.4%
Average +186.1%
Ankara vs. Italy - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 2.5 times more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.30
₺11.75
$6.87
€6.03
+108.5%
Monthly public transit pass $19.37
₺69.05
$42.81
€37.54
+121.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,821.03
₺92,062.29
$25,515.15
€22,374.26
-1.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $4.11
₺14.64
$19.98
€17.52
+386.7%
Average +153.8%
Ankara vs. Italy - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 3.1 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $13.41
₺47.82
$34.22
€30.01
+155.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $201.92
₺719.91
$635.99
€557.70
+215.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $120.46
₺429.48
$477.40
€418.64
+296.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $48.12
₺171.57
$139.03
€121.92
+188.9%
Average +213.8%
Ankara vs. Italy - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 2.2 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $238.81
₺851.46
$484.79
€425.12
+103.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,997.72
₺17,818.87
$11,934.63
€10,465.49
+138.8%
Average +120.9%
Ankara vs. Italy - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.32
₺8.29
$4.85
€4.25
+108.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.65
₺5.90
$1.64
€1.44
-0.8%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.32
₺8.29
$6.38
€5.60
+174.7%
Monthly membership at local gym $22.36
₺79.72
$54.20
€47.53
+142.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $3.23
₺11.51
$9.68
€8.49
+199.9%
Average +125.0%
Ankara vs. Italy - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 2.2 times more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $32.20
₺114.81
$87.08
€76.36
+170.4%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $24.07
₺85.82
$37.41
€32.80
+55.4%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $58.23
₺207.63
$96.82
€84.90
+66.3%
Men's business shoes (leather) $44.87
₺159.97
$128.04
€112.28
+185.4%
Average +119.4%
Ankara vs. Italy - Cost of clothing
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