Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 35.5% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 45.9% more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY304.89
|
$10.52
HUF4,096.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY254.07
|
$7.89
HUF3,072.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY44.41
|
$1.53
HUF593.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.62
|
$1.18
HUF460.49
|
|
pay 53.1% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY29.16
|
$1.48
HUF576.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY161.06
|
$4.42
HUF1,719.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY136.36
|
$3.98
HUF1,549.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY58.75
|
$2.43
HUF946.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY94.34
|
$2.44
HUF950.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY17.00
|
$0.71
HUF275.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.80
|
$0.80
HUF310.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.87
|
$0.81
HUF314.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.93
|
$1.17
HUF456.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.65
|
$0.51
HUF198.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY8.02
|
$0.55
HUF213.02
|
|
pay 70.8% more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY168.26
|
$6.17
HUF2,402.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY304.89
|
$23.54
HUF9,165.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,567,120.07
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,496,593.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY188.82
|
$12.15
HUF4,731.15
|
|
pay 45.8% more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY401.94
|
$17.98
HUF7,001.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,706.16
|
$642.83
HUF250,253.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,955.69
|
$478.04
HUF186,101.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,854.66
|
$105.42
HUF41,039.92
|
|
pay 7.0% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,545.92
|
$423.92
HUF165,030.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY363,029.69
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,108,715.59
|
|
pay 40.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY121.95
|
$2.63
HUF1,024.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY99.34
|
$2.37
HUF924.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY71.14
|
$5.98
HUF2,329.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,429.49
|
$49.31
HUF19,197.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY203.26
|
$7.63
HUF2,969.77
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,980.01
|
$74.81
HUF29,123.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,592.39
|
$36.73
HUF14,298.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,640.71
|
$86.74
HUF33,765.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,259.39
|
$93.52
HUF36,407.02
|
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