Cost of living comparison

compared to

Belgrade is 41.3% more expensive than Ankara.

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

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pay 86.5% more for restaurants

 
Ankara
Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.72
TRY307.06
$10.99
RSD1,233
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.27
TRY255.88
$9.16
RSD1,028
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.27
TRY44.73
$2.33
RSD261

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pay 39.5% more for groceries

 
Ankara
Belgrade
Bread
1 loaf
$0.83
TRY29.37
$0.87
RSD98
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.61
TRY162.21
$5.04
RSD566
Milk (1 gallon) $3.90
TRY137.33
$4.98
RSD558

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pay 53.1% more for transportation

 
Ankara
Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.81
TRY169.45
$6.87
RSD770
Monthly public transit pass $8.72
TRY307.06
$20.16
RSD2,261
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $44,845.33
TRY1,578,273.24
$28,106.99
RSD3,152,705

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pay 93.7% more for housing

 
Ankara
Belgrade
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.50
TRY404.80
$27.63
RSD3,099
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $592.54
TRY20,853.53
$840.53
RSD94,280
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $399.36
TRY14,055.01
$518.55
RSD58,165

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pay 25.8% less for childcare

 
Ankara
Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $502.10
TRY17,670.79
$370.44
RSD41,552
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,388.60
TRY365,613.37
$7,747.69
RSD869,043

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pay 18.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ankara
Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.49
TRY122.82
$3.02
RSD339
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.84
TRY100.04
$2.45
RSD275
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.04
TRY71.65
$4.12
RSD462

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pay 23.7% more for clothing

 
Ankara
Belgrade
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.66
TRY1,994.11
$97.71
RSD10,960
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.57
TRY1,603.72
$38.65
RSD4,336
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.18
TRY3,666.62
$107.09
RSD12,012

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