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Kolin vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Kolin is 65.9% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 75.1% more in Kolin
Groceries: pay 72.4% more in Kolin
Transportation: pay 80.0% more in Kolin
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Kolin
Childcare: pay 14.0% less in Kolin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.8% more in Kolin
Clothing: pay 19.9% more in Kolin

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

Kolin vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.1% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Kolin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY424.17	$9.60 CZK201.59	-0.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY371.15	$9.60 CZK201.59	+14.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY53.26	$1.98 CZK41.47	+63.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY18.06	$1.32 CZK27.79	+223.1%
Average			+75.1%

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pay 72.4% more for groceries

	Ankara	Kolin
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY30.43	$1.52 CZK32.00	+120.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY212.00	$6.63 CZK139.20	+37.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY161.71	$4.45 CZK93.43	+21.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY102.26	$3.29 CZK69.03	+41.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY112.26	$4.48 CZK94.07	+75.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY30.73	$0.80 CZK16.76	+14.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY46.33	$0.80 CZK16.76	-24.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY26.45	$0.99 CZK20.76	+64.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY28.03	$1.92 CZK40.33	+202.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY13.00	$0.61 CZK12.84	+107.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY11.02	$0.58 CZK12.27	+133.8%
Average			+72.4%

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pay 80.0% more for transportation

	Ankara	Kolin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY194.37	$6.65 CZK139.62	+50.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY397.66	$24.01 CZK503.99	+166.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2M	$26,409.53 CZK554K	-45.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY296.92	$16.71 CZK350.77	+148.0%
Average			+80.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Ankara	Kolin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY604.89	$21.30 CZK447.05	+55.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY31,620.22	$1,344.49 CZK28,223.17	+87.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY22,597.35	$1,200.43 CZK25,199.26	+134.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,739.18	$245.32 CZK5,149.71	+294.7%
Average			+142.8%

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pay 14.0% less for childcare

	Ankara	Kolin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY26,470.07	$440.16 CZK9,239.73	-26.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY622K	$13,909.02 CZK292K	-1.4%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 84.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Kolin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY159.07	$2.21 CZK46.37	-38.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY142.03	$3.47 CZK72.76	+7.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY95.44	$7.30 CZK153.21	+237.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,464.25	$129.65 CZK2,721.52	+131.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY283.67	$12.00 CZK251.99	+86.5%
Average			+84.8%

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pay 19.9% more for clothing

	Ankara	Kolin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,526.31	$95.58 CZK2,006.49	+66.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY2,007.57	$40.57 CZK851.65	-10.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,591.68	$101.12 CZK2,122.67	-2.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,229.26	$121.57 CZK2,552.00	+26.7%
Average			+19.9%

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