Cost of living comparison

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Olbia vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Olbia is 59.8% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants
pay 2.3 times more in Olbia
Groceries
pay 83.1% more in Olbia
Transportation
pay 87.8% more in Olbia
Housing
pay 87.0% more in Olbia
Childcare
pay 43.5% less in Olbia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 50.6% more in Olbia
Clothing
pay 22.2% more in Olbia

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

Olbia vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
Ankara
Olbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.62
TRY427.76
$18.10
€15.74
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.42
TRY374.29
$11.10
€9.65
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.21
TRY53.71
$2.86
€2.48

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pay 83.1% more for groceries

 
Ankara
Olbia
Bread
1 loaf
$0.69
TRY30.68
$1.83
€1.59
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.81
TRY213.79
$8.41
€7.31
Milk (1 gallon) $3.67
TRY163.08
$6.09
€5.30

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pay 87.8% more for transportation

 
Ankara
Olbia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.41
TRY196.01
$7.87
€6.85
Monthly public transit pass $9.02
TRY401.02
$26.28
€22.85
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $48,122.27
TRY2M
$32,703.71
€28,436.92

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pay 87.0% more for housing

 
Ankara
Olbia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.72
TRY610.00
$31.24
€27.17
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $717.46
TRY31,887.48
$934.39
€812.48
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $512.73
TRY22,788.34
$759.19
€660.14

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pay 43.5% less for childcare

 
Ankara
Olbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $600.60
TRY26,693.80
$338.72
€294.53
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,110.57
TRY627K
$8,000.73
€6,956.89

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pay 50.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ankara
Olbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.61
TRY160.41
$4.67
€4.06
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.22
TRY143.23
$1.90
€1.65
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.17
TRY96.25
$7.01
€6.09

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pay 22.2% more for clothing

 
Ankara
Olbia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.32
TRY2,547.66
$82.93
€72.11
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.55
TRY2,024.54
$56.06
€48.75
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.18
TRY4,630.49
$90.94
€79.07

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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: April 2026
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