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Ankara vs. Belgrade Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 15.3% cheaper than Belgrade.

Restaurants: pay 38.6% less in Ankara
Groceries: pay 23.6% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 17.6% less in Ankara
Housing: pay 43.2% less in Ankara
Childcare: pay 34.8% more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% less in Ankara
Clothing: pay 13.2% less in Ankara

Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ankara.

Ankara vs. Belgrade Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.6% less for restaurants

	Belgrade	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.99 RSD1,250	$8.72 TRY309.15	-20.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 RSD1,042	$7.27 TRY257.62	-20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33 RSD265	$1.27 TRY45.03	-45.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 RSD178	$0.50 TRY17.87	-67.9%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 23.6% less for groceries

	Belgrade	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 RSD99	$0.83 TRY29.57	-4.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 RSD574	$4.61 TRY163.31	-8.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.98 RSD566	$3.90 TRY138.26	-21.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.66 RSD302	$1.68 TRY59.57	-36.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 RSD356	$2.70 TRY95.66	-13.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 RSD60	$0.49 TRY17.24	-7.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RSD91	$0.88 TRY31.23	+9.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 RSD84	$0.45 TRY16.09	-38.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 RSD120	$0.54 TRY19.19	-48.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 RSD54	$0.25 TRY8.77	-47.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 RSD45	$0.23 TRY8.14	-41.7%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 17.6% less for transportation

	Belgrade	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.87 RSD781	$4.81 TRY170.61	-29.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.16 RSD2,292	$8.72 TRY309.15	-56.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,106.99 RSD3,196,014	$44,845.33 TRY1,589,013.65	+59.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 RSD1,081	$5.40 TRY191.45	-43.2%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 43.2% less for housing

	Belgrade	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.63 RSD3,141	$11.50 TRY407.56	-58.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$840.53 RSD95,575	$592.54 TRY20,995.44	-29.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$518.55 RSD58,964	$399.36 TRY14,150.66	-23.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.51 RSD15,864	$53.07 TRY1,880.57	-62.0%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 34.8% more for childcare

	Belgrade	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$370.44 RSD42,123	$502.10 TRY17,791.04	+35.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,747.69 RSD880,981	$10,388.60 TRY368,101.43	+34.1%
Average			+34.8%

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pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Belgrade	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.02 RSD344	$3.49 TRY123.66	+15.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 RSD278	$2.84 TRY100.73	+16.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.12 RSD469	$2.04 TRY72.13	-50.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.53 RSD4,154	$40.91 TRY1,449.46	+12.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.33 RSD833	$5.82 TRY206.10	-20.6%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 13.2% less for clothing

	Belgrade	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.71 RSD11,110	$56.66 TRY2,007.68	-42.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.65 RSD4,395	$45.57 TRY1,614.63	+17.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.09 RSD12,177	$104.18 TRY3,691.57	-2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.83 RSD14,308	$93.27 TRY3,304.92	-25.9%
Average			-13.2%

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