Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 49.5% cheaper than Amstelveen.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Amstelveen, you would:
pay 73.8% less for restaurants
Amstelveen
|
Ankara
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.45
€22.78
|
$6.22
TRY212.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€11.63
|
$6.22
TRY212.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
€4.00
|
$1.05
TRY35.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
€4.00
|
$0.42
TRY14.20
|
|
pay 50.4% less for groceries
Amstelveen
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
$0.63
TRY21.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.13
|
$3.70
TRY126.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.72
|
$3.76
TRY128.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.32
€3.87
|
$1.73
TRY58.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.35
€6.58
|
$2.58
TRY88.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.70
|
$0.47
TRY16.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.96
|
$0.66
TRY22.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$0.46
TRY15.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.29
|
$0.49
TRY16.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.81
|
$0.28
TRY9.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.72
|
$0.20
TRY6.84
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
Amstelveen
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.95
€7.12
|
$4.74
TRY162.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$99.63
€89.19
|
$8.55
TRY292.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,595.87
€26,492.30
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,593,539.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.37
€25.40
|
$5.75
TRY196.54
|
|
pay 74.6% less for housing
Amstelveen
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
€40.39
|
$10.93
TRY373.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,678.63
€1,502.60
|
$534.79
TRY18,269.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.88
€1,260.25
|
$366.77
TRY12,529.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$276.61
€247.60
|
$53.48
TRY1,826.91
|
|
pay 62.7% less for childcare
Amstelveen
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,868.15
€1,672.25
|
$446.32
TRY15,247.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,703.31
€14,056.59
|
$7,966.43
TRY272,151.53
|
|
pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports
Amstelveen
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.75
€5.15
|
$3.03
TRY103.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
€3.33
|
$2.34
TRY79.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.66
€7.76
|
$1.80
TRY61.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.78
€26.66
|
$36.76
TRY1,255.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.16
€13.57
|
$4.66
TRY159.35
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
Amstelveen
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.15
€48.47
|
$48.03
TRY1,640.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€38.78
|
$44.31
TRY1,513.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.64
€65.92
|
$92.67
TRY3,165.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.35
€113.10
|
$82.89
TRY2,831.60
|
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