Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 41.8% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Austria, you would:
pay 61.4% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.01
|
$6.22
TRY213.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.41
|
$6.22
TRY213.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.73
|
$1.05
TRY35.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.07
|
$0.42
TRY14.25
|
|
pay 59.0% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.28
|
$0.63
TRY21.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.51
|
$3.70
TRY126.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.09
|
$3.76
TRY128.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.67
|
$1.73
TRY59.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.29
|
$2.58
TRY88.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.06
|
$0.47
TRY16.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$0.66
TRY22.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.19
|
$0.46
TRY15.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.68
|
$0.49
TRY16.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.28
TRY9.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.76
|
$0.20
TRY6.86
|
|
pay 25.4% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€5.95
|
$4.74
TRY162.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€45.34
|
$8.55
TRY293.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€23,817.35
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,598,796.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€17.99
|
$5.75
TRY197.18
|
|
pay 58.8% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.19
|
$10.93
TRY374.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€796.39
|
$534.79
TRY18,330.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€626.29
|
$366.77
TRY12,570.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€244.86
|
$53.48
TRY1,832.94
|
|
pay 24.6% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€429.09
|
$446.32
TRY15,297.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,055.17
|
$7,966.43
TRY273,049.35
|
|
pay 44.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.20
|
$3.03
TRY103.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.23
|
$2.34
TRY80.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.91
|
$1.80
TRY61.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€40.52
|
$36.76
TRY1,260.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.59
|
$4.66
TRY159.88
|
|
pay 19.5% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€77.81
|
$48.03
TRY1,646.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€42.35
|
$44.31
TRY1,518.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€81.40
|
$92.67
TRY3,176.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€114.51
|
$82.89
TRY2,840.94
|
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