Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 33.0% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Italy, you would:
pay 55.8% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Ankara
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.75
|
$6.22
TRY203.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
$6.22
TRY203.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.34
|
$1.05
TRY34.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.42
TRY13.61
|
|
pay 51.9% less for groceries
Italy
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
$0.63
TRY20.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.36
|
$3.70
TRY121.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.21
|
$3.76
TRY123.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
$1.73
TRY56.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.68
|
$2.58
TRY84.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.47
TRY15.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.66
TRY21.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.46
TRY15.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.49
TRY16.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.28
TRY9.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.20
TRY6.55
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Italy
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.84
|
$4.74
TRY155.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.67
|
$8.55
TRY279.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,527,115.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.24
|
$5.75
TRY188.34
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
Italy
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
$10.93
TRY357.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€616.25
|
$534.79
TRY17,508.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€470.97
|
$366.77
TRY12,007.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
$53.48
TRY1,750.76
|
|
pay 15.6% less for childcare
Italy
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€484.40
|
$446.32
TRY14,611.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
$7,966.43
TRY260,807.34
|
|
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.63
|
$3.03
TRY99.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$2.34
TRY76.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
$1.80
TRY59.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.89
|
$36.76
TRY1,203.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.87
|
$4.66
TRY152.71
|
|
pay 6.3% less for clothing
Italy
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
$48.03
TRY1,572.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
$44.31
TRY1,450.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
$92.67
TRY3,033.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.75
|
$82.89
TRY2,713.57
|
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