Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 23.0% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 32.2% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN39.95
|
$8.72
TRY303.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN34.96
|
$7.27
TRY252.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.24
|
$1.27
TRY44.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.22
|
$0.50
TRY17.52
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
Warsaw
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.39
|
$0.83
TRY28.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN17.59
|
$4.61
TRY160.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.32
|
$3.90
TRY135.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.20
|
$1.68
TRY58.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.25
|
$2.70
TRY93.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.83
|
$0.49
TRY16.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$0.88
TRY30.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.32
|
$0.45
TRY15.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.60
|
$0.54
TRY18.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.67
|
$0.25
TRY8.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.89
|
$0.23
TRY7.98
|
|
pay 19.0% less for transportation
Warsaw
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.03
|
$4.81
TRY167.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN109.87
|
$8.72
TRY303.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN124,046.96
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,557,926.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN31.96
|
$5.40
TRY187.71
|
|
pay 51.5% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN69.40
|
$11.50
TRY399.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,319.59
|
$592.54
TRY20,584.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,359.97
|
$399.36
TRY13,873.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN905.99
|
$53.07
TRY1,843.78
|
|
pay 9.2% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,049.73
|
$502.10
TRY17,442.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN50,776.38
|
$10,388.60
TRY360,900.07
|
|
pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN14.98
|
$3.49
TRY121.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.78
|
$2.84
TRY98.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.23
|
$2.04
TRY70.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN170.53
|
$40.91
TRY1,421.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN34.96
|
$5.82
TRY202.07
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN361.05
|
$56.66
TRY1,968.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN167.73
|
$45.57
TRY1,583.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN356.50
|
$104.18
TRY3,619.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN412.41
|
$93.27
TRY3,240.27
|
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