Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 53.3% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Paris, you would:
pay 69.6% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€17.81
|
$6.22
TRY213.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€11.88
|
$6.22
TRY213.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.40
|
$1.05
TRY35.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.75
|
$0.42
TRY14.25
|
|
pay 64.6% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.77
|
$0.63
TRY21.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.65
|
$3.70
TRY126.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.35
|
$3.76
TRY128.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.30
|
$1.73
TRY59.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.44
|
$2.58
TRY88.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.39
|
$0.47
TRY16.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$0.66
TRY22.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.52
|
$0.46
TRY15.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.74
|
$0.49
TRY16.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$0.28
TRY9.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$0.20
TRY6.86
|
|
pay 40.4% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€7.09
|
$4.74
TRY162.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€84.12
|
$8.55
TRY293.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,689.56
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,598,796.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€21.59
|
$5.75
TRY197.18
|
|
pay 66.1% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€29.52
|
$10.93
TRY374.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,336.10
|
$534.79
TRY18,330.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€981.84
|
$366.77
TRY12,570.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€157.09
|
$53.48
TRY1,832.94
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€758.18
|
$446.32
TRY15,297.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€15,064.70
|
$7,966.43
TRY273,049.35
|
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€6.93
|
$3.03
TRY103.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.13
|
$2.34
TRY80.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€11.88
|
$1.80
TRY61.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€37.67
|
$36.76
TRY1,260.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.87
|
$4.66
TRY159.88
|
|
pay 29.0% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€93.31
|
$48.03
TRY1,646.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€40.56
|
$44.31
TRY1,518.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€100.56
|
$92.67
TRY3,176.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€142.55
|
$82.89
TRY2,840.94
|
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