Cost of living comparison

Turkey

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Serbia

Subotica vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Subotica is 16.2% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 85.3% more in Subotica
Groceries: pay 24.3% more in Subotica
Transportation: pay 23.2% more in Subotica
Housing: pay 40.1% more in Subotica
Childcare: pay 27.8% less in Subotica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.1% less in Subotica
Clothing: pay 18.8% less in Subotica

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, and transportation in Subotica are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Subotica. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Subotica.

Subotica vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.3% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Subotica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY444.96	$9.97 RSD1,011	+3.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY389.34	$10.82 RSD1,097	+28.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY55.87	$1.74 RSD177	+44.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY18.94	$1.50 RSD152	+265.0%
Average			+85.3%

Ankara vs. Subotica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.3% more for groceries

	Ankara	Subotica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY31.92	$0.88 RSD89	+27.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY222.39	$5.47 RSD554	+13.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY169.64	$5.52 RSD560	+50.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY107.28	$2.83 RSD287	+21.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY117.76	$3.36 RSD341	+31.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY32.23	$0.66 RSD67	-4.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY48.60	$0.90 RSD91	-14.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY27.75	$0.67 RSD68	+11.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY29.40	$1.10 RSD111	+72.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY13.64	$0.47 RSD47	+58.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY11.56	$0.25 RSD25	-0.5%
Average			+24.3%

Ankara vs. Subotica - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.2% more for transportation

	Ankara	Subotica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY203.89	$6.77 RSD687	+53.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY417.15	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2M	$30,957.41 RSD3M	-35.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY311.47	$10.22 RSD1,036	+51.7%
Average			+23.2%

Ankara vs. Subotica - Cost of transportation

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pay 40.1% more for housing

	Ankara	Subotica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY634.54	$32.56 RSD3,303	+137.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY33,169.94	$461.06 RSD46,769	-35.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY23,704.85	$338.53 RSD34,339	-34.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,873.43	$119.89 RSD12,161	+92.9%
Average			+40.1%

Ankara vs. Subotica - Cost of housing

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pay 27.8% less for childcare

	Ankara	Subotica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY27,767.38	$457.64 RSD46,421	-23.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY652K	$9,629.80 RSD977K	-31.8%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Subotica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY166.86	$2.49 RSD253	-30.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY148.99	$1.97 RSD200	-38.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY100.12	$4.34 RSD440	+100.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,585.02	$29.91 RSD3,034	-46.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY297.57	$3.24 RSD329	-49.7%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 18.8% less for clothing

	Ankara	Subotica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,650.12	$39.88 RSD4,045	-30.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY2,105.96	$24.92 RSD2,528	-45.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,816.72	$74.77 RSD7,584	-28.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,436.54	$123.52 RSD12,529	+28.7%
Average			-18.8%

Ankara vs. Subotica - Cost of clothing

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