Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 61.5% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 94.8% more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY35.92
|
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.27
|
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
|
pay 84.1% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY21.49
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY126.98
|
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY129.14
|
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY59.23
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY88.67
|
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.24
|
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY22.64
|
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.75
|
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.47
|
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.87
|
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
|
pay 87.2% more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY162.88
|
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY293.55
|
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,601,198.75
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY197.48
|
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
|
pay 62.7% more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY375.14
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY18,357.60
|
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,589.82
|
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,835.70
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
|
pay 16.2% more for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY15,320.56
|
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY273,459.63
|
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
|
pay 69.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY104.08
|
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY80.38
|
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.91
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,262.01
|
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY160.12
|
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,648.67
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,521.14
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,181.05
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,845.21
|
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
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