Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 27.7% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 40.2% less for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Ankara
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$6.22
TRY213.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
$6.22
TRY213.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.55
|
$1.05
TRY35.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.42
TRY14.24
|
|
pay 49.4% less for groceries
Nicosia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
$0.63
TRY21.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
€5.67
|
$3.70
TRY126.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
€5.91
|
$3.76
TRY128.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
€3.08
|
$1.73
TRY59.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$2.58
TRY88.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$0.47
TRY16.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.66
TRY22.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.46
TRY15.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$0.49
TRY16.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.28
TRY9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.46
|
$0.20
TRY6.86
|
|
pay 20.6% less for transportation
Nicosia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.24
|
$4.74
TRY162.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€49.80
|
$8.55
TRY293.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,020.53
€24,852.13
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,598,409.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
€11.45
|
$5.75
TRY197.14
|
|
pay 46.5% less for housing
Nicosia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.51
€27.14
|
$10.93
TRY374.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.76
€631.64
|
$534.79
TRY18,325.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$565.47
€520.09
|
$366.77
TRY12,567.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.79
€143.29
|
$53.48
TRY1,832.50
|
|
pay 10.1% more for childcare
Nicosia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$401.79
€369.54
|
$446.32
TRY15,293.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,295.41
€6,709.95
|
$7,966.43
TRY272,983.24
|
|
pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$3.03
TRY103.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.42
|
$2.34
TRY80.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
$1.80
TRY61.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.52
€60.26
|
$36.76
TRY1,259.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$4.66
TRY159.84
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
Nicosia
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.82
€72.49
|
$48.03
TRY1,645.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.68
€29.14
|
$44.31
TRY1,518.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.03
€76.37
|
$92.67
TRY3,175.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.57
€88.82
|
$82.89
TRY2,840.25
|
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