Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.2 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Italy instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
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Ankara
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
₺140.23
|
$15.74
€14.75
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
₺140.23
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
₺25.84
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
₺9.90
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
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pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
₺12.92
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
₺98.11
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
₺119.75
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₺50.73
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
₺54.99
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺11.09
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
₺19.17
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺11.13
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
₺14.54
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₺6.87
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
₺7.59
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
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pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₺116.58
|
$8.02
€7.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
₺420.70
|
$38.40
€35.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
₺1,121,874.39
|
$25,887.08
€24,260.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
₺106.58
|
$18.65
€17.48
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
₺260.22
|
$30.75
€28.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
₺9,384.01
|
$608.10
€569.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
₺6,269.64
|
$488.80
€458.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
₺1,347.33
|
$151.72
€142.18
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₺6,119.22
|
$459.30
€430.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
₺122,127.40
|
$9,604.44
€9,000.87
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
₺70.12
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
₺58.22
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
₺49.08
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
₺631.11
|
$51.79
€48.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₺90.45
|
$9.32
€8.74
|
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pay 45.5% more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
₺1,194.36
|
$80.37
€75.32
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
₺903.37
|
$36.54
€34.24
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
₺2,075.47
|
$89.56
€83.93
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
₺1,776.65
|
$114.84
€107.63
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