Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 41.7% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 55.9% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Ankara
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.31
|
$5.20
₺168.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
$5.20
₺168.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.23
|
$0.96
₺31.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.64
|
$0.37
₺11.92
|
|
pay 36.7% less for groceries
Vilnius
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
$0.48
₺15.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
€5.38
|
$3.63
₺118.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
€5.41
|
$4.44
₺144.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
€2.36
|
$1.88
₺61.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
€3.41
|
$2.04
₺66.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.41
₺13.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.71
₺23.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.41
₺13.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$0.54
₺17.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$0.25
₺8.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.28
₺9.13
|
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pay 21.6% less for transportation
Vilnius
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.92
|
$4.32
₺140.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.88
€29.90
|
$15.59
₺506.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,266.35
€25,572.18
|
$41,561.68
₺1,350,156.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.36
€6.90
|
$3.95
₺128.26
|
|
pay 55.5% less for housing
Vilnius
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.10
€14.16
|
$9.64
₺313.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$817.79
€766.98
|
$347.65
₺11,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$555.68
€521.16
|
$232.27
₺7,545.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.64
€156.29
|
$49.91
₺1,621.49
|
|
pay 50.6% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$475.95
€446.37
|
$226.70
₺7,364.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,833.69
€8,284.82
|
$4,524.41
₺146,978.18
|
|
pay 45.7% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.51
€4.23
|
$2.60
₺84.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
€2.89
|
$2.16
₺70.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
€4.69
|
$1.82
₺59.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.73
€31.64
|
$23.38
₺759.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$3.35
₺108.86
|
|
pay 26.0% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.56
€74.62
|
$44.25
₺1,437.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
€34.78
|
$33.47
₺1,087.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.50
|
$76.89
₺2,497.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.10
€100.44
|
$65.82
₺2,138.17
|
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