Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 44.0% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
€7.66
|
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.64
|
$0.96
TRY30.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.37
TRY11.87
|
|
pay 37.9% less for groceries
Lisbon
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
€1.44
|
$0.48
TRY15.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
€4.78
|
$3.63
TRY117.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.61
|
$4.44
TRY143.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
$1.88
TRY60.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
€3.14
|
$2.04
TRY65.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$0.41
TRY13.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.71
TRY22.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.41
TRY13.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$0.54
TRY17.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.25
TRY8.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.28
TRY9.10
|
|
pay 33.5% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
€7.13
|
$4.32
TRY139.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€40.84
|
$15.59
TRY504.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,784.59
€28,588.11
|
$41,561.68
TRY1,344,674.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.00
€9.29
|
$3.95
TRY127.74
|
|
pay 68.9% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.97
€37.12
|
$9.64
TRY311.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,352.26
€1,255.77
|
$347.65
TRY11,247.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.69
€810.42
|
$232.27
TRY7,514.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.15
€96.72
|
$49.91
TRY1,614.90
|
|
pay 54.2% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$462.77
€429.75
|
$226.70
TRY7,334.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,635.21
€9,876.39
|
$4,524.41
TRY146,381.39
|
|
pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.55
|
$2.60
TRY84.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$2.16
TRY69.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
$1.82
TRY58.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€39.81
|
$23.38
TRY756.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
€7.66
|
$3.35
TRY108.41
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.22
€78.21
|
$44.25
TRY1,431.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
€32.76
|
$33.47
TRY1,082.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.32
€77.38
|
$76.89
TRY2,487.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.05
€96.63
|
$65.82
TRY2,129.49
|
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