Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 15.1% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Poland, you would:
pay 32.8% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.73
|
$5.20
₺168.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
$5.20
₺168.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.23
|
$0.96
₺30.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$0.37
₺11.87
|
|
pay 9.3% less for groceries
Poland
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
$0.48
₺15.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.46
|
$3.63
₺117.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.35
|
$4.44
₺143.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
$1.88
₺60.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.85
|
$2.04
₺65.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.54
|
$0.41
₺13.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.71
₺22.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.53
|
$0.41
₺13.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$0.54
₺17.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.18
|
$0.25
₺8.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.28
₺9.10
|
|
pay 3.4% more for transportation
Poland
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.90
|
$4.32
₺139.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.36
|
$15.59
₺504.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
$41,561.68
₺1,345,044.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.45
|
$3.95
₺127.78
|
|
pay 40.6% less for housing
Poland
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
$9.64
₺311.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
$347.65
₺11,250.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
$232.27
₺7,516.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
$49.91
₺1,615.35
|
|
pay 0.2% more for childcare
Poland
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł920.87
|
$226.70
₺7,336.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
$4,524.41
₺146,421.68
|
|
pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.42
|
$2.60
₺84.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.87
|
$2.16
₺69.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
$1.82
₺58.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł110.63
|
$23.38
₺756.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.68
|
$3.35
₺108.44
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
Poland
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
$44.25
₺1,431.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
$33.47
₺1,083.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
$76.89
₺2,488.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł303.20
|
$65.82
₺2,130.08
|
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