Cost of living comparison
compared to
Ankara vs. Monte Carlo Cost of Living Summary
Ankara is 66.5% cheaper than Monte Carlo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 72.0% less in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 74.9% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 54.1% less in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 84.0% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 51.7% less in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 69.6% less in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 59.0% less in Ankara
Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Ankara.
Ankara vs. Monte Carlo Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Ankara instead of Monte Carlo, you would:
pay 72.0% less for restaurants
|
Monte Carlo
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$56.15
€48.22
|
$9.62
TRY409.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.23
€9.64
|
$8.42
TRY358.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$7.13
€6.12
|
$1.21
TRY51.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$13.34
€11.45
|
$0.41
TRY17.42
|
|
Monte Carlo vs. Ankara - Cost of restaurants
pay 74.9% less for groceries
|
Monte Carlo
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.26
€4.51
|
$0.69
TRY29.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.60
€12.54
|
$4.81
TRY204.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.84
€7.59
|
$3.67
TRY156.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.91
€4.21
|
$2.32
TRY98.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.95
€6.82
|
$2.55
TRY108.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.91
€2.50
|
$0.70
TRY29.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.44
€2.96
|
$1.05
TRY44.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.25
€2.79
|
$0.60
TRY25.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.97
€3.41
|
$0.64
TRY27.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
€2.27
|
$0.30
TRY12.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.65
€2.27
|
$0.25
TRY10.63
|
|
Monte Carlo vs. Ankara - Cost of groceries
pay 54.1% less for transportation
|
Monte Carlo
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.15
€7.86
|
$4.41
TRY187.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.13
€33.60
|
$9.02
TRY383.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$56,717.58
€48,709.68
|
$48,122.27
TRY2,046,447.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.53
€21.06
|
$6.74
TRY286.50
|
|
Monte Carlo vs. Ankara - Cost of transportation
pay 84.0% less for housing
|
Monte Carlo
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.45
€86.27
|
$13.72
TRY583.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$6,346.08
€5,450.08
|
$717.46
TRY30,510.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,277.58
€1,956.01
|
$512.73
TRY21,804.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$381.16
€327.34
|
$62.15
TRY2,643.06
|
|
Monte Carlo vs. Ankara - Cost of housing
pay 51.7% less for childcare
|
Monte Carlo
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,737.57
€3,209.86
|
$600.60
TRY25,541.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,519.84
€15,046.23
|
$14,110.57
TRY600,066.10
|
|
Monte Carlo vs. Ankara - Cost of childcare
pay 69.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monte Carlo
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.51
€9.03
|
$3.61
TRY153.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.72
€4.91
|
$3.22
TRY137.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.85
€11.03
|
$2.17
TRY92.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$554.80
€476.46
|
$55.91
TRY2,377.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.69
€16.05
|
$6.44
TRY273.71
|
|
Monte Carlo vs. Ankara - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 59.0% less for clothing
|
Monte Carlo
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$233.60
€200.62
|
$57.32
TRY2,437.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.76
€70.22
|
$45.55
TRY1,937.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.40
€175.54
|
$104.18
TRY4,430.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$292.00
€250.77
|
$95.96
TRY4,080.86
|
|
Monte Carlo vs. Ankara - Cost of clothing
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