Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 13.1% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Amman, you would:
pay 55.8% more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
|
pay 3.1% less for groceries
|
Amman
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
|
pay 17.3% less for transportation
|
Amman
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.31
JOD30.000
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,384.29
JOD18,000.000
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
|
pay 4.0% less for housing
|
Amman
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.45
JOD312.320
|
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.09
JOD196.480
|
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.55
JOD52.160
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Amman
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.75
JOD169.300
|
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,288.39
JOD3,750.000
|
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
|
pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.15
JOD41.230
|
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
|
Amman
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.45
JOD45.700
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.44
JOD35.770
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.69
JOD77.780
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.79
JOD60.120
|
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
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