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Ankara vs. Tunis Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 88.1% more expensive than Tunis.

Restaurants: pay 79.2% more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 47.8% more in Ankara
Transportation: pay 40.0% more in Ankara
Housing: pay 61.6% more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.7% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 10.8% more in Ankara

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Ankara are more expensive than in Tunis. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Ankara.

Ankara vs. Tunis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ankara instead of Tunis, you would:

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pay 79.2% more for restaurants

	Tunis	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 TND12.400	$8.72 TRY308.87	+126.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.81 TND15.500	$7.27 TRY257.39	+51.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 TND2.150	$1.27 TRY44.99	+90.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 TND1.100	$0.50 TRY17.85	+48.3%
Average			+79.2%

Tunis vs. Ankara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.8% more for groceries

	Tunis	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.15 TND0.490	$0.83 TRY29.54	+448.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 TND15.640	$4.61 TRY163.16	-5.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.72 TND5.540	$3.90 TRY138.14	+127.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 TND5.000	$1.68 TRY59.52	+8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 TND8.730	$2.70 TRY95.57	-0.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 TND2.780	$0.49 TRY17.22	-43.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.86 TND6.000	$0.88 TRY31.20	-52.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 TND1.620	$0.45 TRY16.08	-9.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TND1.000	$0.54 TRY19.17	+75.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 TND0.890	$0.25 TRY8.76	-10.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 TND0.830	$0.23 TRY8.13	-11.2%
Average			+47.8%

Tunis vs. Ankara - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.0% more for transportation

	Tunis	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.06 TND9.860	$4.81 TRY170.45	+57.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.22 TND36.160	$8.72 TRY308.87	-22.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,454.35 TND123,980.760	$44,845.33 TRY1,587,583.08	+16.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.60 TND8.370	$5.40 TRY191.28	+108.2%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 61.6% more for housing

	Tunis	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.62 TND72.920	$11.50 TRY407.19	-49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.97 TND822.050	$592.54 TRY20,976.54	+132.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.18 TND561.580	$399.36 TRY14,137.92	+129.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.70 TND128.000	$53.07 TRY1,878.87	+33.7%
Average			+61.6%

Tunis vs. Ankara - Cost of housing

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Tunis	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.37 TND313.930	$502.10 TRY17,775.03	+415.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,244.15 TND10,459.470	$10,388.60 TRY367,770.03	+220.2%
Average			+317.9%

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pay 59.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Tunis	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 TND5.940	$3.49 TRY123.55	+89.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.97 TND3.130	$2.84 TRY100.63	+192.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.20 TND10.330	$2.04 TRY72.07	-36.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.98 TND99.870	$40.91 TRY1,448.16	+32.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 TND15.500	$5.82 TRY205.91	+21.0%
Average			+59.7%

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pay 10.8% more for clothing

	Tunis	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.18 TND148.890	$56.66 TRY2,005.87	+22.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.28 TND171.780	$45.57 TRY1,613.18	-14.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.44 TND298.030	$104.18 TRY3,688.25	+12.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.23 TND245.790	$93.27 TRY3,301.95	+22.3%
Average			+10.8%

Tunis vs. Ankara - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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