Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 53.0% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 64.3% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Ankara
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$5.20
₺168.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$5.20
₺168.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$0.96
₺31.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.71
|
$0.37
₺11.92
|
|
pay 52.9% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
$0.48
₺15.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.01
|
$3.63
₺118.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.79
|
$4.44
₺144.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
$1.88
₺61.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.21
|
$2.04
₺66.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.41
₺13.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.71
₺23.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.41
₺13.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.73
|
$0.54
₺17.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.25
₺8.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.28
₺9.13
|
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pay 7.9% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.31
|
$4.32
₺140.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.81
|
$15.59
₺506.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,529.32
|
$41,561.68
₺1,350,156.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.75
|
$3.95
₺128.26
|
|
pay 71.0% less for housing
Valletta
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.33
|
$9.64
₺313.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€962.39
|
$347.65
₺11,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€850.69
|
$232.27
₺7,545.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.90
|
$49.91
₺1,621.49
|
|
pay 61.6% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€635.18
|
$226.70
₺7,364.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,795.80
|
$4,524.41
₺146,978.18
|
|
pay 59.3% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$2.60
₺84.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.95
|
$2.16
₺70.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.67
|
$1.82
₺59.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€86.17
|
$23.38
₺759.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$3.35
₺108.86
|
|
pay 54.1% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€121.16
|
$44.25
₺1,437.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
$33.47
₺1,087.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.71
|
$76.89
₺2,497.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€155.96
|
$65.82
₺2,138.17
|
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