Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 46.9% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 69.0% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,506
|
$5.20
₺168.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,005
|
$5.20
₺168.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr326
|
$0.96
₺30.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr298
|
$0.37
₺11.87
|
|
pay 56.9% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr481
|
$0.48
₺15.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr841
|
$3.63
₺117.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr748
|
$4.44
₺143.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr795
|
$1.88
₺60.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr997
|
$2.04
₺65.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr163
|
$0.41
₺13.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr138
|
$0.71
₺22.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr165
|
$0.41
₺13.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr258
|
$0.54
₺17.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr134
|
$0.25
₺8.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$0.28
₺9.10
|
|
pay 42.6% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,129
|
$4.32
₺139.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,876
|
$15.59
₺504.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,192,672
|
$41,561.68
₺1,345,044.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,368
|
$3.95
₺127.78
|
|
pay 67.1% less for housing
Iceland
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,769
|
$9.64
₺311.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr201,947
|
$347.65
₺11,250.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr170,820
|
$232.27
₺7,516.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,644
|
$49.91
₺1,615.35
|
|
pay 25.9% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,443
|
$226.70
₺7,336.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr386,444
|
$4,524.41
₺146,421.68
|
|
pay 66.4% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,198
|
$2.60
₺84.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr584
|
$2.16
₺69.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,494
|
$1.82
₺58.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,996
|
$23.38
₺756.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,725
|
$3.35
₺108.44
|
|
pay 51.9% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,592
|
$44.25
₺1,431.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,081
|
$33.47
₺1,083.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,235
|
$76.89
₺2,488.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,619
|
$65.82
₺2,130.08
|
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