Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 34.5% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Rome, you would:
pay 55.2% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.15
|
$6.22
TRY203.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
$6.22
TRY203.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
€2.07
|
$1.05
TRY34.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.42
TRY13.61
|
|
pay 53.1% less for groceries
Rome
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
$0.63
TRY20.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.46
|
$3.70
TRY121.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€5.94
|
$3.76
TRY123.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.64
|
$1.73
TRY56.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
€4.75
|
$2.58
TRY84.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.47
TRY15.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.66
TRY21.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$0.46
TRY15.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.49
TRY16.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.28
TRY9.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.20
TRY6.55
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
Rome
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.94
|
$4.74
TRY155.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€35.36
|
$8.55
TRY279.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,749.78
€24,952.76
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,527,115.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.87
€16.67
|
$5.75
TRY188.34
|
|
pay 59.2% less for housing
Rome
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.04
€28.03
|
$10.93
TRY357.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.95
€1,093.22
|
$534.79
TRY17,508.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.77
€673.28
|
$366.77
TRY12,007.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.72
€163.92
|
$53.48
TRY1,750.76
|
|
pay 16.2% less for childcare
Rome
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$516.83
€482.11
|
$446.32
TRY14,611.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,813.53
€9,154.27
|
$7,966.43
TRY260,807.34
|
|
pay 33.4% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.05
|
$3.03
TRY99.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$2.34
TRY76.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
$1.80
TRY59.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.20
€58.03
|
$36.76
TRY1,203.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.10
|
$4.66
TRY152.71
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
Rome
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.31
€62.79
|
$48.03
TRY1,572.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.97
€28.89
|
$44.31
TRY1,450.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.10
€75.65
|
$92.67
TRY3,033.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.39
€96.45
|
$82.89
TRY2,713.57
|
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