Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 52.4% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 69.3% less for restaurants
|
Amsterdam
|
Ankara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
€20.16
|
$6.22
TRY213.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.06
€12.09
|
$6.22
TRY213.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.31
€3.06
|
$1.05
TRY35.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
€2.60
|
$0.42
TRY14.25
|
|
pay 55.1% less for groceries
|
Amsterdam
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.95
|
$0.63
TRY21.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.10
|
$3.70
TRY126.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
€4.73
|
$3.76
TRY129.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
$1.73
TRY59.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.95
€5.51
|
$2.58
TRY88.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$0.47
TRY16.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.66
TRY22.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.46
TRY15.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
€1.44
|
$0.49
TRY16.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.28
TRY9.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.20
TRY6.86
|
|
pay 41.1% less for transportation
|
Amsterdam
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
€7.57
|
$4.74
TRY162.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$88.71
€82.14
|
$8.55
TRY293.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,110.45
€29,730.23
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,599,561.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.25
€23.38
|
$5.75
TRY197.28
|
|
pay 76.0% less for housing
|
Amsterdam
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.09
€46.38
|
$10.93
TRY374.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,059.29
€1,906.65
|
$534.79
TRY18,338.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,685.95
€1,560.98
|
$366.77
TRY12,576.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.74
€188.64
|
$53.48
TRY1,833.82
|
|
pay 55.6% less for childcare
|
Amsterdam
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,119.81
€1,962.68
|
$446.32
TRY15,304.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,765.02
€10,892.93
|
$7,966.43
TRY273,180.01
|
|
pay 59.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amsterdam
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.08
€6.55
|
$3.03
TRY103.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
€3.96
|
$2.34
TRY80.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.34
€9.57
|
$1.80
TRY61.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.30
€57.68
|
$36.76
TRY1,260.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.33
€15.12
|
$4.66
TRY159.96
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
|
Amsterdam
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.06
€82.45
|
$48.03
TRY1,646.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.70
€31.20
|
$44.31
TRY1,519.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.07
€87.10
|
$92.67
TRY3,177.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.42
€102.23
|
$82.89
TRY2,842.30
|
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