Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 43.8% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Ankara
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.41
|
$5.20
₺168.13
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$5.20
₺168.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.09
|
$0.96
₺30.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.63
|
$0.37
₺11.87
|
|
pay 34.8% less for groceries
Tallinn
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.48
₺15.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.89
|
$3.63
₺117.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.98
|
$4.44
₺143.58
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.55
|
$1.88
₺60.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.35
|
$2.04
₺65.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.41
₺13.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.71
₺22.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.41
₺13.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$0.54
₺17.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.25
₺8.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.28
₺9.10
|
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pay 26.3% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.49
|
$4.32
₺139.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.95
|
$15.59
₺504.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€25,160.75
|
$41,561.68
₺1,345,044.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.70
|
$3.95
₺127.78
|
|
pay 63.2% less for housing
Tallinn
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.82
|
$9.64
₺311.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€679.54
|
$347.65
₺11,250.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€500.66
|
$232.27
₺7,516.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€214.88
|
$49.91
₺1,615.35
|
|
pay 36.8% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€349.01
|
$226.70
₺7,336.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,477.16
|
$4,524.41
₺146,421.68
|
|
pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$2.60
₺84.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.29
|
$2.16
₺69.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.31
|
$1.82
₺58.85
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.81
|
$23.38
₺756.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$3.35
₺108.44
|
|
pay 30.4% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Ankara
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€84.23
|
$44.25
₺1,431.95
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.79
|
$33.47
₺1,083.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€83.81
|
$76.89
₺2,488.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€103.13
|
$65.82
₺2,130.08
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