Cost of living comparison
Poland is 45.3% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Poland instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 89.2% more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY203.62
|
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY203.62
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY34.26
|
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.61
|
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
|
pay 48.6% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY20.50
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY121.11
|
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY123.16
|
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY56.49
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY84.57
|
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.49
|
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY21.60
|
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.02
|
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.03
|
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.03
|
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.55
|
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
|
pay 70.2% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY155.34
|
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY279.97
|
$29.45
PLN118.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,527,115.31
|
$30,312.40
PLN122,004.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY188.34
|
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
|
pay 82.6% more for housing
Ankara
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY357.79
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY17,508.24
|
$591.18
PLN2,379.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,007.32
|
$480.23
PLN1,932.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,750.76
|
$189.71
PLN763.56
|
|
pay 27.4% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY14,611.72
|
$301.71
PLN1,214.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY260,807.34
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,920.06
|
|
pay 43.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY99.26
|
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY76.66
|
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY59.05
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,203.62
|
$31.65
PLN127.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY152.71
|
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
|
pay 10.3% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,572.39
|
$76.35
PLN307.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,450.76
|
$37.00
PLN148.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,033.87
|
$81.47
PLN327.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,713.57
|
$91.91
PLN369.94
|
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