Cost of living comparison

Albania

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Turkey

Ankara vs. Vlore Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 17.8% more expensive than Vlore.

Restaurants: pay 12.7% more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 19.1% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 30.3% less in Ankara
Housing: pay 38.5% more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 10.7 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.2% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 9.3% less in Ankara

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Ankara are more expensive than in Vlore. Expenses including transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Ankara. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ankara.

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Ankara vs. Vlore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.7% more for restaurants

	Vlore	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 ALL799	$10.16 TRY500.19	+4.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.33 ALL599	$9.65 TRY475.18	+31.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 ALL148	$1.72 TRY84.48	-4.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ALL54	$0.74 TRY36.34	+11.2%
Average			+12.7%

Vlore vs. Ankara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.1% less for groceries

	Vlore	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 ALL78	$0.98 TRY48.17	+2.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 ALL415	$5.14 TRY252.83	+1.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.22 ALL591	$4.51 TRY221.92	-37.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 ALL216	$2.70 TRY132.81	+2.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 ALL314	$2.48 TRY121.99	-35.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 ALL73	$0.89 TRY43.82	+0.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 ALL84	$1.01 TRY49.64	-1.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ALL61	$0.59 TRY29.26	-20.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 ALL60	$0.78 TRY38.20	+6.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 ALL39	$0.29 TRY14.41	-38.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 ALL46	$0.26 TRY12.59	-55.0%
Average			-19.1%

Vlore vs. Ankara - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.3% less for transportation

	Vlore	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.33 ALL681	$5.38 TRY265.02	-35.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.43 ALL1,997	$12.19 TRY600.23	-50.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,592.07 ALL3M	$48,777.71 TRY2M	+45.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.02 ALL2,782	$7.82 TRY385.14	-77.0%
Average			-30.3%

Vlore vs. Ankara - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.5% more for housing

	Vlore	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.06 ALL1,395	$17.61 TRY866.83	+3.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$542.06 ALL44,317	$760.78 TRY37,446.68	+40.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$420.18 ALL34,353	$572.06 TRY28,157.64	+36.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.66 ALL3,815	$72.14 TRY3,550.93	+54.6%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 10.7 times more for childcare

	Vlore	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.71 ALL7,989	$1,048.06 TRY51,586.85	+972.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$19,763.76 TRY973K
Average			+972.6%

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pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Vlore	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 ALL200	$5.08 TRY250.09	+108.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.87 ALL153	$4.09 TRY201.41	+119.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 ALL350	$2.24 TRY110.04	-47.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.75 ALL4,639	$72.15 TRY3,551.33	+27.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 ALL698	$8.13 TRY400.15	-4.8%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 9.3% less for clothing

	Vlore	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.86 ALL3,994	$53.73 TRY2,644.74	+10.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.96 ALL4,494	$48.06 TRY2,365.60	-12.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.71 ALL7,989	$105.21 TRY5,178.42	+7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.57 ALL11,983	$95.84 TRY4,717.40	-34.6%
Average			-9.3%

Vlore vs. Ankara - Cost of clothing

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