Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 37.7% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Greece, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.71
|
$5.20
₺166.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
$5.20
₺166.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.83
|
$0.96
₺30.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.37
₺11.74
|
|
pay 39.3% less for groceries
Greece
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.48
₺15.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.58
|
$3.63
₺116.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.18
|
$4.44
₺142.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.51
|
$1.88
₺60.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.35
|
$2.04
₺65.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.41
₺13.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.71
₺22.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.41
₺13.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.54
₺17.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.25
₺8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.28
₺9.00
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
Greece
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.11
|
$4.32
₺138.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.06
|
$15.59
₺498.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,406.76
|
$41,561.68
₺1,330,277.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.00
|
$3.95
₺126.38
|
|
pay 49.4% less for housing
Greece
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
$9.64
₺308.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€395.30
|
$347.65
₺11,127.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€330.22
|
$232.27
₺7,434.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€158.46
|
$49.91
₺1,597.61
|
|
pay 33.1% less for childcare
Greece
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€314.14
|
$226.70
₺7,255.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,193.53
|
$4,524.41
₺144,814.16
|
|
pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.76
|
$2.60
₺83.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.07
|
$2.16
₺69.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.71
|
$1.82
₺58.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€41.65
|
$23.38
₺748.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.15
|
$3.35
₺107.25
|
|
pay 21.2% less for clothing
Greece
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.33
|
$44.25
₺1,416.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.54
|
$33.47
₺1,071.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€71.67
|
$76.89
₺2,461.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€91.36
|
$65.82
₺2,106.69
|
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