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Karlovy Vary vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Karlovy Vary is 37.3% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 81.8% more in Karlovy Vary
Groceries: pay 55.4% more in Karlovy Vary
Transportation: pay 78.1% more in Karlovy Vary
Housing: pay 61.7% more in Karlovy Vary
Childcare: pay 73.8% less in Karlovy Vary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.2% more in Karlovy Vary
Clothing: pay 12.5% more in Karlovy Vary

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

Karlovy Vary vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Karlovy Vary instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 81.8% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Karlovy Vary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY411.40	$8.16 CZK169.55	-15.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.98	$7.92 CZK164.56	-6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.65	$2.02 CZK42.06	+67.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.51	$1.56 CZK32.41	+280.7%
Average			+81.8%

Ankara vs. Karlovy Vary - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.4% more for groceries

	Ankara	Karlovy Vary
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.51	$1.43 CZK29.65	+106.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.62	$6.13 CZK127.42	+27.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.84	$4.26 CZK88.58	+16.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.19	$2.84 CZK59.10	+22.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.88	$3.27 CZK67.86	+28.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.80	$0.79 CZK16.40	+13.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.93	$0.82 CZK17.13	-21.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.65	$1.05 CZK21.84	+75.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.19	$1.58 CZK32.93	+149.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.61	$0.56 CZK11.63	+89.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.69	$0.51 CZK10.54	+103.0%
Average			+55.4%

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pay 78.1% more for transportation

	Ankara	Karlovy Vary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.52	$6.52 CZK135.39	+47.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.69	$26.40 CZK548.55	+192.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,057,020.12	$28,797.76 CZK598,414.57	-40.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.98	$14.30 CZK297.21	+112.3%
Average			+78.1%

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pay 61.7% more for housing

	Ankara	Karlovy Vary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.68	$19.62 CZK407.72	+43.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,668.30	$746.34 CZK15,508.91	+4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,917.06	$404.13 CZK8,397.75	-21.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,656.72	$199.42 CZK4,143.92	+220.9%
Average			+61.7%

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pay 73.8% less for childcare

	Ankara	Karlovy Vary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,673.19	$191.99 CZK3,989.43	-68.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY603,166.19	$2,879.78 CZK59,841.46	-79.6%
Average			-73.8%

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pay 45.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Karlovy Vary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.28	$2.16 CZK44.88	-40.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.76	$2.98 CZK61.84	-7.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.57	$7.68 CZK159.58	+254.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,390.06	$60.00 CZK1,246.70	+7.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY275.13	$7.20 CZK149.60	+11.9%
Average			+45.2%

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pay 12.5% more for clothing

	Ankara	Karlovy Vary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,450.25	$88.55 CZK1,840.12	+54.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,947.13	$38.40 CZK797.89	-15.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,453.45	$101.59 CZK2,111.07	-2.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,101.94	$109.06 CZK2,266.25	+13.6%
Average			+12.5%

Ankara vs. Karlovy Vary - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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