Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 3.5 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
₺168.89
|
$21.99
€20.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
₺168.89
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
₺31.12
|
$3.06
€2.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
₺11.93
|
$3.26
€3.05
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
₺15.56
|
$3.24
€3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
₺118.15
|
$10.86
€10.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
₺144.22
|
$5.35
€5.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₺61.09
|
$3.77
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
₺66.23
|
$5.60
€5.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.35
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
₺23.09
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.41
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
₺17.51
|
$1.96
€1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₺8.28
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
₺9.14
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₺140.40
|
$6.74
€6.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
₺506.66
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
₺1,351,087.06
|
$27,893.04
€26,076.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
₺128.35
|
$31.06
€29.04
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
₺313.38
|
$55.71
€52.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
₺11,301.28
|
$1,774.61
€1,659.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
₺7,550.61
|
$1,468.68
€1,373.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
₺1,622.61
|
$204.06
€190.77
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Ankara
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₺7,369.45
|
$854.36
€798.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
₺147,079.52
|
$18,641.72
€17,427.86
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
₺84.44
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
₺70.12
|
$3.94
€3.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
₺59.11
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
₺760.05
|
$47.17
€44.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₺108.93
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
pay 54.6% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
₺1,438.38
|
$75.61
€70.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
₺1,087.94
|
$39.58
€37.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
₺2,499.51
|
$107.51
€100.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
₺2,139.65
|
$124.74
€116.62
|
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