Cost of living comparison
Prague is 87.1% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Prague instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY203.62
|
$9.61
CZK224.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY203.62
|
$8.74
CZK204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY34.26
|
$1.67
CZK39.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.61
|
$1.51
CZK35.20
|
|
pay 91.9% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY20.50
|
$1.55
CZK36.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY121.11
|
$6.25
CZK146.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY123.16
|
$3.95
CZK92.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY56.49
|
$2.61
CZK60.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY84.57
|
$4.08
CZK95.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.49
|
$0.77
CZK17.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY21.60
|
$0.74
CZK17.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.02
|
$0.95
CZK22.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.03
|
$1.43
CZK33.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.03
|
$0.58
CZK13.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.55
|
$0.60
CZK13.91
|
|
pay 72.9% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY155.34
|
$6.44
CZK150.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY279.97
|
$24.03
CZK561.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,527,115.31
|
$26,867.69
CZK627,830.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY188.34
|
$12.49
CZK291.97
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY357.79
|
$21.58
CZK504.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY17,508.24
|
$1,071.02
CZK25,027.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,007.32
|
$788.65
CZK18,428.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,750.76
|
$233.34
CZK5,452.62
|
|
pay 54.9% more for childcare
Ankara
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY14,611.72
|
$723.05
CZK16,895.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY260,807.34
|
$11,769.87
CZK275,032.47
|
|
pay 96.8% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY99.26
|
$2.60
CZK60.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY76.66
|
$3.13
CZK73.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY59.05
|
$6.55
CZK153.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,203.62
|
$61.39
CZK1,434.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY152.71
|
$10.92
CZK255.22
|
|
pay 26.7% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,572.39
|
$83.11
CZK1,942.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,450.76
|
$39.28
CZK917.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,033.87
|
$98.13
CZK2,292.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,713.57
|
$115.55
CZK2,700.02
|
|
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