Cost of living comparison
Bern is 3.7 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Bern instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
$26.23
CHF23.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
$17.11
CHF15.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
$4.65
CHF4.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
$4.30
CHF3.82
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
$3.23
CHF2.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
$13.69
CHF12.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
$7.62
CHF6.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
$5.84
CHF5.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
$13.31
CHF11.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
$1.48
CHF1.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
$1.08
CHF0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
$2.71
CHF2.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
$1.06
CHF0.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
$7.86
CHF6.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
$91.24
CHF81.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,216.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
$43.00
CHF38.18
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
$48.66
CHF43.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
$1,382.42
CHF1,227.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
$978.93
CHF869.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
$253.38
CHF224.99
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
$3,022.33
CHF2,683.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
$34,215.09
CHF30,380.88
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
$7.41
CHF6.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
$5.39
CHF4.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
$10.26
CHF9.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
$71.17
CHF63.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
$22.81
CHF20.25
|
|
pay 88.5% more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
$142.37
CHF126.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
$63.68
CHF56.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
$167.27
CHF148.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
$189.00
CHF167.82
|
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