Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 27.4% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 10.4% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
BYN25.01
|
$6.22
TRY213.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
BYN16.00
|
$6.22
TRY213.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
BYN2.50
|
$1.05
TRY35.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.42
TRY14.24
|
|
pay 6.8% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
$0.63
TRY21.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
BYN10.05
|
$3.70
TRY126.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.61
BYN8.55
|
$3.76
TRY128.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
BYN4.11
|
$1.73
TRY59.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
BYN5.51
|
$2.58
TRY88.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
$0.47
TRY16.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
$0.66
TRY22.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
$0.46
TRY15.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.47
|
$0.49
TRY16.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.28
TRY9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
$0.20
TRY6.86
|
|
pay 63.0% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$4.74
TRY162.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
BYN51.06
|
$8.55
TRY293.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,572.15
BYN57,511.88
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,598,409.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
BYN11.70
|
$5.75
TRY197.14
|
|
pay 23.8% more for housing
Minsk
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
BYN35.09
|
$10.93
TRY374.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.93
BYN1,407.11
|
$534.79
TRY18,325.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.96
BYN847.54
|
$366.77
TRY12,567.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
BYN137.65
|
$53.48
TRY1,832.50
|
|
pay 43.3% more for childcare
Minsk
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.69
BYN993.96
|
$446.32
TRY15,293.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,704.58
BYN18,670.52
|
$7,966.43
TRY272,983.24
|
|
pay 56.1% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
$3.03
TRY103.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
BYN5.26
|
$2.34
TRY80.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
BYN5.25
|
$1.80
TRY61.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.28
BYN102.37
|
$36.76
TRY1,259.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.58
BYN15.00
|
$4.66
TRY159.84
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
BYN214.62
|
$48.03
TRY1,645.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.29
BYN138.40
|
$44.31
TRY1,518.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
BYN329.02
|
$92.67
TRY3,175.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.89
BYN326.92
|
$82.89
TRY2,840.25
|
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