Cost of living comparison
Paris is 2.7 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Paris instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY302.60
|
$16.08
€15.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY252.17
|
$12.86
€12.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY44.08
|
$4.09
€3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.49
|
$2.96
€2.80
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY28.94
|
$2.01
€1.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY159.85
|
$11.23
€10.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY135.33
|
$5.41
€5.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY58.31
|
$4.85
€4.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY93.63
|
$6.32
€5.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.87
|
$1.58
€1.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.57
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.75
|
$1.50
€1.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.78
|
$1.78
€1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.58
|
$1.10
€1.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY7.96
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY167.00
|
$7.65
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY302.60
|
$92.60
€87.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,555,366.15
|
$32,688.77
€30,902.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY187.40
|
$24.84
€23.48
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY398.93
|
$33.65
€31.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,550.86
|
$1,367.25
€1,292.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,851.02
|
$1,057.37
€999.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,840.74
|
$188.37
€178.08
|
|
pay 52.0% more for childcare
Ankara
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,414.32
|
$756.26
€714.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY360,306.85
|
$15,942.48
€15,071.35
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY121.04
|
$7.50
€7.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY98.59
|
$4.31
€4.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY70.61
|
$13.40
€12.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,418.77
|
$36.48
€34.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY201.73
|
$13.93
€13.17
|
|
pay 38.1% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,965.16
|
$103.81
€98.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,580.44
|
$46.57
€44.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,613.40
|
$111.54
€105.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,234.94
|
$148.98
€140.83
|
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