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Samobor vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Samobor is 53.8% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Samobor
Groceries: pay 49.3% more in Samobor
Transportation: pay 96.2% more in Samobor
Housing: pay 71.9% more in Samobor
Childcare: pay 65.2% less in Samobor
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.9% more in Samobor
Clothing: pay 18.8% more in Samobor

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

Samobor vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Ankara	Samobor
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY425.06	$11.68 HRK77.08	+21.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY371.93	$8.76 HRK57.81	+4.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY53.37	$3.15 HRK20.81	+161.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY18.10	$2.52 HRK16.64	+515.4%
Average			+175.4%

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pay 49.3% more for groceries

	Ankara	Samobor
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY30.49	$1.17 HRK7.71	+69.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY212.45	$5.84 HRK38.54	+21.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY162.05	$4.86 HRK32.10	+32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY102.48	$3.50 HRK23.13	+51.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY112.50	$3.58 HRK23.60	+40.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY30.79	$0.79 HRK5.24	+14.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY46.42	$0.79 HRK5.24	-24.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY26.50	$0.79 HRK5.24	+32.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY28.09	$1.23 HRK8.15	+94.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY13.03	$0.53 HRK3.50	+79.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY11.04	$0.58 HRK3.83	+132.4%
Average			+49.3%

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pay 96.2% more for transportation

	Ankara	Samobor
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY194.77	$6.64 HRK43.82	+50.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY398.50	$35.04 HRK231.25	+288.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2M	$35,039.69 HRK231K	-27.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY297.54	$11.68 HRK77.08	+73.4%
Average			+96.2%

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pay 71.9% more for housing

	Ankara	Samobor
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY606.16	$34.74 HRK229.28	+153.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY31,686.59	$700.79 HRK4,625.02	-2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY22,644.78	$467.20 HRK3,083.35	-8.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,744.93	$152.63 HRK1,007.30	+145.6%
Average			+71.9%

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pay 65.2% less for childcare

	Ankara	Samobor
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY26,525.63	$297.84 HRK1,965.63	-50.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY623K	$2,803.18 HRK18,500.09	-80.1%
Average			-65.2%

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pay 29.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Samobor
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY159.40	$3.50 HRK23.13	-2.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY142.33	$2.34 HRK15.42	-27.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY95.64	$5.61 HRK37.00	+158.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,469.42	$52.56 HRK346.88	-6.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY284.26	$8.18 HRK53.96	+27.0%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 18.8% more for clothing

	Ankara	Samobor
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,531.61	$100.56 HRK663.65	+75.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY2,011.78	$38.93 HRK256.95	-14.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,601.32	$100.39 HRK662.53	-3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,238.14	$112.91 HRK745.14	+17.7%
Average			+18.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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