Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 49.7% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 64.8% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Ankara
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.46
|
$5.20
₺168.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.74
|
$5.20
₺168.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$0.96
₺31.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.37
₺11.93
|
|
pay 50.8% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.35
|
$0.48
₺15.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.77
|
$3.63
₺118.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.15
|
$4.44
₺144.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
$1.88
₺61.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$2.04
₺66.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.41
₺13.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.71
₺23.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.41
₺13.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$0.54
₺17.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.25
₺8.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.28
₺9.14
|
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pay 47.2% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.16
|
$4.32
₺140.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.81
|
$15.59
₺506.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,891.49
|
$41,561.68
₺1,351,087.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€17.01
|
$3.95
₺128.35
|
|
pay 58.4% less for housing
Helsinki
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.45
|
$9.64
₺313.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€994.11
|
$347.65
₺11,301.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€786.13
|
$232.27
₺7,550.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€75.39
|
$49.91
₺1,622.61
|
|
pay 34.8% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€353.81
|
$226.70
₺7,369.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,987.28
|
$4,524.41
₺147,079.52
|
|
pay 64.5% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.97
|
$2.60
₺84.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.25
|
$2.16
₺70.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.97
|
$1.82
₺59.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.83
|
$23.38
₺760.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.88
|
$3.35
₺108.93
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.67
|
$44.25
₺1,438.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€34.07
|
$33.47
₺1,087.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€74.48
|
$76.89
₺2,499.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.95
|
$65.82
₺2,139.65
|
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