Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 41.3% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 44.5% less for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Ankara
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$5.20
₺168.13
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.71
|
$5.20
₺168.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.47
|
$0.96
₺30.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$0.37
₺11.87
|
|
pay 47.3% less for groceries
Nicosia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.93
|
$0.48
₺15.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€5.00
|
$3.63
₺117.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.64
|
$4.44
₺143.58
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.19
|
$1.88
₺60.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
€3.52
|
$2.04
₺65.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.23
|
$0.41
₺13.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.71
₺22.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$0.41
₺13.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.54
₺17.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.25
₺8.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.28
₺9.10
|
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pay 15.2% less for transportation
Nicosia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.70
|
$4.32
₺139.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.26
|
$15.59
₺504.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,790.09
€18,568.05
|
$41,561.68
₺1,345,044.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.32
€16.25
|
$3.95
₺127.78
|
|
pay 60.7% less for housing
Nicosia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.85
€30.82
|
$9.64
₺311.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.12
€637.19
|
$347.65
₺11,250.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.97
€523.52
|
$232.27
₺7,516.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.33
€133.54
|
$49.91
₺1,615.35
|
|
pay 35.9% less for childcare
Nicosia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.90
€349.87
|
$226.70
₺7,336.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,706.64
€6,292.51
|
$4,524.41
₺146,421.68
|
|
pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.13
|
$2.60
₺84.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
€3.36
|
$2.16
₺69.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
$1.82
₺58.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.53
€58.67
|
$23.38
₺756.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.32
|
$3.35
₺108.44
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
Nicosia
|
Ankara
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.95
|
$44.25
₺1,431.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.77
€38.25
|
$33.47
₺1,083.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.42
€85.77
|
$76.89
₺2,488.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.72
€99.19
|
$65.82
₺2,130.08
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