Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 45.0% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.06
€19.04
|
$6.22
TRY211.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€10.77
|
$6.22
TRY211.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.42
€3.09
|
$1.05
TRY35.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.33
€3.01
|
$0.42
TRY14.16
|
|
pay 56.6% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
€2.67
|
$0.63
TRY21.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
€7.30
|
$3.70
TRY126.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€4.97
|
$3.76
TRY128.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
€3.55
|
$1.73
TRY58.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
€4.97
|
$2.58
TRY88.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.08
|
$0.47
TRY16.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.73
|
$0.66
TRY22.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.03
|
$0.46
TRY15.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.80
|
$0.49
TRY16.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.67
|
$0.28
TRY9.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.67
|
$0.20
TRY6.82
|
|
pay 11.7% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.58
|
$4.74
TRY161.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.55
TRY291.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,583.68
€24,938.90
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,589,294.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.32
€27.42
|
$5.75
TRY196.01
|
|
pay 73.7% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.70
€46.74
|
$10.93
TRY372.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,876.48
€1,696.56
|
$534.79
TRY18,221.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,454.17
€1,314.74
|
$366.77
TRY12,496.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.23
€158.43
|
$53.48
TRY1,822.05
|
|
pay 60.0% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.85
€1,062.20
|
$446.32
TRY15,206.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,971.77
€17,152.72
|
$7,966.43
TRY271,426.60
|
|
pay 46.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€5.87
|
$3.03
TRY103.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
€3.48
|
$2.34
TRY79.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.39
|
$1.80
TRY61.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.16
€34.50
|
$36.76
TRY1,252.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.75
|
$4.66
TRY158.93
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.37
€55.48
|
$48.03
TRY1,636.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.16
€29.98
|
$44.31
TRY1,509.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.13
€77.87
|
$92.67
TRY3,157.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.05
€86.84
|
$82.89
TRY2,824.05
|
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