Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 69.0% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Bern, you would:
pay 80.0% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Ankara
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF25.17
|
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.56
CHF15.10
|
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.53
CHF4.13
|
$0.96
TRY31.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.17
CHF3.80
|
$0.37
TRY11.90
|
|
pay 69.4% less for groceries
Bern
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
CHF2.78
|
$0.48
TRY15.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.00
CHF11.86
|
$3.63
TRY117.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.74
CHF6.14
|
$4.44
TRY143.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.23
CHF5.68
|
$1.88
TRY60.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.94
CHF11.80
|
$2.04
TRY66.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
CHF1.67
|
$0.41
TRY13.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
CHF1.28
|
$0.71
TRY23.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
CHF1.51
|
$0.41
TRY13.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
CHF1.62
|
$0.54
TRY17.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.97
|
$0.25
TRY8.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
$0.28
TRY9.12
|
|
pay 48.7% less for transportation
Bern
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.07
CHF7.36
|
$4.32
TRY140.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.24
CHF79.54
|
$15.59
TRY505.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,128.56
CHF30,205.00
|
$41,561.68
TRY1,348,227.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.04
CHF42.89
|
$3.95
TRY128.08
|
|
pay 77.9% less for housing
Bern
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.37
CHF48.66
|
$9.64
TRY312.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,345.22
CHF1,226.51
|
$347.65
TRY11,277.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,006.60
CHF917.77
|
$232.27
TRY7,534.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.88
CHF212.33
|
$49.91
TRY1,619.17
|
|
pay 87.4% less for childcare
Bern
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,355.81
CHF2,147.91
|
$226.70
TRY7,353.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,987.49
CHF26,429.37
|
$4,524.41
TRY146,768.25
|
|
pay 70.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.90
CHF6.29
|
$2.60
TRY84.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CHF4.75
|
$2.16
TRY69.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.06
|
$1.82
TRY58.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.38
CHF57.79
|
$23.38
TRY758.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.09
CHF20.14
|
$3.35
TRY108.70
|
|
pay 49.2% less for clothing
Bern
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$116.44
CHF106.16
|
$44.25
TRY1,435.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.69
CHF45.31
|
$33.47
TRY1,085.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$135.27
CHF123.34
|
$76.89
TRY2,494.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.33
CHF145.27
|
$65.82
TRY2,135.12
|
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