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Rijeka vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Rijeka is 73.7% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Rijeka
Groceries: pay 60.7% more in Rijeka
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Rijeka
Housing: pay 69.6% more in Rijeka
Childcare: pay 10.3% less in Rijeka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.8% more in Rijeka
Clothing: pay 11.7% more in Rijeka

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

Rijeka vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Ankara	Rijeka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY409.29	$14.02 HRK90.69	+45.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY358.13	$10.51 HRK68.02	+24.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.39	$3.28 HRK21.22	+171.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.42	$2.26 HRK14.64	+452.3%
Average			+173.5%

Ankara vs. Rijeka - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.7% more for groceries

	Ankara	Rijeka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.36	$1.57 HRK10.17	+127.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.56	$8.18 HRK52.90	+70.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.04	$4.52 HRK29.22	+23.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.68	$3.76 HRK24.33	+62.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.32	$4.48 HRK29.00	+76.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.65	$0.75 HRK4.85	+7.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.70	$0.77 HRK5.00	-26.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.52	$0.75 HRK4.89	+25.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.05	$1.19 HRK7.71	+87.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.55	$0.53 HRK3.42	+79.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.63	$0.59 HRK3.82	+135.9%
Average			+60.7%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Rijeka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.55	$6.62 HRK42.86	+50.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.71	$56.06 HRK362.77	+521.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	$38,460.23 HRK248,866.13	-20.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.50	$17.99 HRK116.39	+167.0%
Average			+179.6%

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pay 69.6% more for housing

	Ankara	Rijeka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.66	$33.58 HRK217.29	+144.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	$692.45 HRK4,480.67	-3.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	$537.28 HRK3,476.57	+4.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	$144.50 HRK935.01	+132.5%
Average			+69.6%

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pay 10.3% less for childcare

	Ankara	Rijeka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	$330.93 HRK2,141.36	-44.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	$17,519.84 HRK113,366.36	+24.2%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 30.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Rijeka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.48	$4.32 HRK27.96	+19.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.05	$2.28 HRK14.74	-29.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.09	$5.84 HRK37.79	+169.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	$52.56 HRK340.10	-6.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.71	$6.42 HRK41.57	-0.2%
Average			+30.8%

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pay 11.7% more for clothing

	Ankara	Rijeka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	$93.44 HRK604.62	+63.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	$35.04 HRK226.73	-23.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	$101.23 HRK655.01	-2.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	$105.12 HRK680.20	+9.5%
Average			+11.7%

Ankara vs. Rijeka - Cost of clothing

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