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Zrenjanin vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Zrenjanin is 9.5% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 74.3% more in Zrenjanin
Groceries: pay 11.3% more in Zrenjanin
Transportation: pay 10.1% more in Zrenjanin
Housing: pay 28.8% more in Zrenjanin
Childcare: pay 70.7% less in Zrenjanin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.1% less in Zrenjanin
Clothing: pay 21.9% more in Zrenjanin

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

Zrenjanin vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.3% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Zrenjanin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY411.40	$7.98 RSD798	-17.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.98	$9.97 RSD997	+18.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.65	$1.99 RSD199	+65.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.51	$1.36 RSD136	+230.8%
Average			+74.3%

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pay 11.3% more for groceries

	Ankara	Zrenjanin
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.51	$0.63 RSD63	-9.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.62	$4.11 RSD411	-14.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.84	$5.24 RSD524	+42.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.19	$2.39 RSD239	+3.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.88	$2.15 RSD215	-15.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.80	$0.45 RSD45	-35.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.93	$0.86 RSD86	-18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.65	$0.79 RSD79	+31.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.19	$0.99 RSD99	+56.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.61	$0.41 RSD41	+37.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.69	$0.36 RSD36	+44.7%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 10.1% more for transportation

	Ankara	Zrenjanin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.52	$6.86 RSD686	+55.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.69	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,057,020.12	$30,957.41 RSD3,095,865	-35.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.98	$7.45 RSD745	+10.6%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 28.8% more for housing

	Ankara	Zrenjanin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.68	$30.65 RSD3,066	+123.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,668.30	$226.17 RSD22,618	-68.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,917.06	$175.18 RSD17,519	-65.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,656.72	$140.47 RSD14,047	+126.0%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 70.7% less for childcare

	Ankara	Zrenjanin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,673.19	$182.32 RSD18,233	-69.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY603,166.19	$3,987.52 RSD398,768	-71.7%
Average			-70.7%

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pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Zrenjanin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.28	$1.89 RSD189	-47.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.76	$1.89 RSD189	-41.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.57	$4.49 RSD449	+107.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,390.06	$24.92 RSD2,492	-55.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY275.13	$5.88 RSD588	-8.6%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 21.9% more for clothing

	Ankara	Zrenjanin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,450.25	$63.55 RSD6,355	+10.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,947.13	$68.54 RSD6,854	+50.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,453.45	$103.01 RSD10,302	-1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,101.94	$122.12 RSD12,212	+27.3%
Average			+21.9%

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