Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 44.1% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 59.4% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Ankara
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.41
kr135.48
|
$5.20
₺168.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
kr93.79
|
$5.20
₺168.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
kr24.95
|
$0.96
₺31.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr22.21
|
$0.37
₺11.92
|
|
pay 55.4% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
kr30.73
|
$0.48
₺15.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
kr54.99
|
$3.63
₺118.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.61
kr61.22
|
$4.44
₺144.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
kr42.52
|
$1.88
₺61.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
kr58.83
|
$2.04
₺66.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
kr14.92
|
$0.41
₺13.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
kr12.99
|
$0.71
₺23.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr13.51
|
$0.41
₺13.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
kr20.33
|
$0.54
₺17.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
kr7.03
|
$0.25
₺8.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
kr6.75
|
$0.28
₺9.13
|
|
pay 42.6% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
kr86.51
|
$4.32
₺140.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.63
kr1,010.88
|
$15.59
₺506.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,647.00
kr312,643.35
|
$41,561.68
₺1,350,156.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.46
kr332.44
|
$3.95
₺128.26
|
|
pay 67.8% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.68
kr356.65
|
$9.64
₺313.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.54
kr15,787.00
|
$347.65
₺11,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,036.91
kr11,316.48
|
$232.27
₺7,545.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.97
kr1,025.58
|
$49.91
₺1,621.49
|
|
pay 11.6% more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$134.04
kr1,462.86
|
$226.70
₺7,364.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,355.38
kr91,187.65
|
$4,524.41
₺146,978.18
|
|
pay 61.1% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
kr78.16
|
$2.60
₺84.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
kr42.73
|
$2.16
₺70.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.68
kr72.95
|
$1.82
₺59.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.67
kr487.56
|
$23.38
₺759.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.32
kr156.32
|
$3.35
₺108.86
|
|
pay 34.0% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.80
kr936.38
|
$44.25
₺1,437.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
kr437.70
|
$33.47
₺1,087.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
kr1,068.19
|
$76.89
₺2,497.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
kr1,420.40
|
$65.82
₺2,138.17
|
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