Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 40.4% cheaper than Nuuk.
- Restaurants
-
pay 56.0% less in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 70.5% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 29.5% less in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 65.2% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 8.1% less in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 55.6% less in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 2.3% more in Ankara
Expenses including groceries, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare are lower in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
Nuuk
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.37
DKK103.83
|
$8.72
TRY313.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.82
DKK114.25
|
$7.27
TRY260.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
DKK17.65
|
$1.27
TRY45.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.87
DKK20.77
|
$0.50
TRY18.10
|
|
pay 70.5% less for groceries
Nuuk
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
DKK25.26
|
$0.83
TRY29.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.89
DKK122.00
|
$4.61
TRY165.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.96
DKK71.94
|
$3.90
TRY140.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
DKK31.91
|
$1.68
TRY60.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.25
DKK59.58
|
$2.70
TRY96.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
DKK11.77
|
$0.49
TRY17.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.85
DKK13.34
|
$0.88
TRY31.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
DKK11.54
|
$0.45
TRY16.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
DKK14.13
|
$0.54
TRY19.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
DKK10.99
|
$0.25
TRY8.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.74
DKK12.56
|
$0.23
TRY8.24
|
|
pay 29.5% less for transportation
Nuuk
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
DKK26.73
|
$4.81
TRY172.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.07
DKK600.12
|
$8.72
TRY313.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,422.30
DKK248,665.01
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,609,220.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.15
DKK347.82
|
$5.40
TRY193.89
|
|
pay 65.2% less for housing
Nuuk
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.16
DKK954.69
|
$11.50
TRY412.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,101.90
DKK7,960.05
|
$592.54
TRY21,262.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$901.88
DKK6,515.13
|
$399.36
TRY14,330.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.86
DKK1,190.95
|
$53.07
TRY1,904.48
|
|
pay 8.1% less for childcare
Nuuk
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$546.16
DKK3,945.42
|
$502.10
TRY18,017.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,388.60
TRY372,782.52
|
|
pay 55.6% less for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK62.30
|
$3.49
TRY125.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
DKK43.26
|
$2.84
TRY102.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.50
DKK83.06
|
$2.04
TRY73.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.90
DKK331.55
|
$40.91
TRY1,467.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.56
DKK155.74
|
$5.82
TRY208.72
|
|
pay 2.3% more for clothing
Nuuk
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.24
DKK622.96
|
$56.66
TRY2,033.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.87
DKK186.89
|
$45.57
TRY1,635.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.09
DKK621.92
|
$104.18
TRY3,738.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$201.07
DKK1,452.54
|
$93.27
TRY3,346.95
|
|
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