Cost of living comparison
Rome is 97.6% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Rome instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY213.05
|
$16.24
€14.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY213.05
|
$10.83
€9.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY35.85
|
$2.22
€2.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.24
|
$1.15
€1.04
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY21.45
|
$1.87
€1.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY126.72
|
$6.93
€6.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY128.87
|
$6.37
€5.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY59.11
|
$3.90
€3.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY88.49
|
$5.10
€4.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.21
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY22.60
|
$0.91
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.72
|
$0.95
€0.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.77
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.45
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.85
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY162.54
|
$7.44
€6.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY292.94
|
$37.90
€34.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,597,863.51
|
$26,749.78
€24,357.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY197.07
|
$17.87
€16.27
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY374.36
|
$30.04
€27.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY18,319.36
|
$1,171.95
€1,067.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,563.59
|
$721.77
€657.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,831.87
|
$175.72
€160.01
|
|
pay 19.5% more for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY15,288.65
|
$516.83
€470.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY272,890.02
|
$9,813.53
€8,936.01
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY103.86
|
$5.41
€4.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY80.21
|
$1.59
€1.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.78
|
$6.50
€5.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,259.38
|
$62.20
€56.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY159.79
|
$10.83
€9.86
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,645.23
|
$67.31
€61.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,517.97
|
$30.97
€28.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,174.42
|
$81.10
€73.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,839.28
|
$103.39
€94.15
|
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