Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 32.2% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Germany, you would:
pay 50.1% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€13.29
|
$8.72
TRY303.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€9.65
|
$7.27
TRY252.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.65
|
$1.27
TRY44.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.28
|
$0.50
TRY17.52
|
|
pay 45.6% less for groceries
Germany
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.92
|
$0.83
TRY28.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€6.34
|
$4.61
TRY160.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€4.14
|
$3.90
TRY135.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.22
|
$1.68
TRY58.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.90
|
$2.70
TRY93.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.21
|
$0.49
TRY16.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.66
|
$0.88
TRY30.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.45
TRY15.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€1.99
|
$0.54
TRY18.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.63
|
$0.25
TRY8.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.65
|
$0.23
TRY7.98
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
Germany
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.69
|
$4.81
TRY167.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€50.10
|
$8.72
TRY303.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€27,253.07
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,557,926.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€21.78
|
$5.40
TRY187.71
|
|
pay 53.5% less for housing
Germany
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€45.62
|
$11.50
TRY399.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€747.74
|
$592.54
TRY20,584.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€591.53
|
$399.36
TRY13,873.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€217.65
|
$53.07
TRY1,843.78
|
|
pay 3.0% less for childcare
Germany
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€433.65
|
$502.10
TRY17,442.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€11,644.62
|
$10,388.60
TRY360,900.07
|
|
pay 31.4% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€4.18
|
$3.49
TRY121.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.30
|
$2.84
TRY98.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€8.26
|
$2.04
TRY70.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€34.06
|
$40.91
TRY1,421.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€12.11
|
$5.82
TRY202.07
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
Germany
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€77.89
|
$56.66
TRY1,968.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€38.58
|
$45.57
TRY1,583.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€86.65
|
$104.18
TRY3,619.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€116.77
|
$93.27
TRY3,240.27
|
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