Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 17.2% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 35.0% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL647
|
$5.20
₺168.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL647
|
$5.20
₺168.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL149
|
$0.96
₺30.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL74
|
$0.37
₺11.87
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL84
|
$0.48
₺15.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL404
|
$3.63
₺117.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL602
|
$4.44
₺143.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL314
|
$1.88
₺60.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL294
|
$2.04
₺65.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.41
₺13.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL86
|
$0.71
₺22.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL62
|
$0.41
₺13.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL61
|
$0.54
₺17.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.25
₺8.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.28
₺9.10
|
|
pay 8.3% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL785
|
$4.32
₺139.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,479
|
$15.59
₺504.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,974,345
|
$41,561.68
₺1,345,044.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,496
|
$3.95
₺127.78
|
|
pay 32.8% less for housing
Tirana
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,588
|
$9.64
₺311.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL47,058
|
$347.65
₺11,250.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL30,397
|
$232.27
₺7,516.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,880
|
$49.91
₺1,615.35
|
|
pay 15.7% more for childcare
Tirana
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL19,294
|
$226.70
₺7,336.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL357,613
|
$4,524.41
₺146,421.68
|
|
pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL185
|
$2.60
₺84.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL144
|
$2.16
₺69.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL324
|
$1.82
₺58.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,829
|
$23.38
₺756.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL684
|
$3.35
₺108.44
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,942
|
$44.25
₺1,431.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,619
|
$33.47
₺1,083.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,921
|
$76.89
₺2,488.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL9,117
|
$65.82
₺2,130.08
|
|
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