Cost of living comparison

 Ankara, Turkey
compared to
 Jelgava, Latvia
Jelgava vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Jelgava is 57.4% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants
pay 30.7% more in Jelgava
Groceries
pay 34.9% more in Jelgava
Transportation
pay 3.3 times more in Jelgava
Housing
pay 14.7% more in Jelgava
Childcare
pay 18.5% more in Jelgava
Entertainment and Sports
pay 54.9% more in Jelgava
Clothing
pay 14.8% more in Jelgava

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, childcare, and clothing in Jelgava are more expensive than in Ankara. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Jelgava.

Jelgava vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

pay 30.7% more for restaurants

 
Ankara
Jelgava
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.72
TRY331.53
$10.72
€9.85
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.27
TRY276.27
$5.63
€5.17
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.27
TRY48.29
$1.11
€1.02

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pay 34.9% more for groceries

 
Ankara
Jelgava
Bread
1 loaf
$0.83
TRY31.71
$0.83
€0.76
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.61
TRY175.13
$5.73
€5.27
Milk (1 gallon) $3.90
TRY148.27
$4.85
€4.46

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

 
Ankara
Jelgava
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.81
TRY182.96
$6.77
€6.22
Monthly public transit pass $8.72
TRY331.53
$80.38
€73.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $44,845.33
TRY1,704,041.97
$28,026.61
€25,770.41

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pay 14.7% more for housing

 
Ankara
Jelgava
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.50
TRY437.06
$17.15
€15.77
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $592.54
TRY22,515.30
$332.25
€305.50
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $399.36
TRY15,175.02
$235.79
€216.81

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pay 18.5% more for childcare

 
Ankara
Jelgava
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $502.10
TRY19,078.93
$538.03
€494.71
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,388.60
TRY394,748.20
$13,487.73
€12,401.94

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pay 54.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ankara
Jelgava
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.49
TRY132.61
$4.82
€4.43
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.84
TRY108.02
$2.84
€2.61
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.04
TRY77.36
$5.25
€4.83

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pay 14.8% more for clothing

 
Ankara
Jelgava
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.66
TRY2,153.01
$81.84
€75.25
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.57
TRY1,731.52
$43.77
€40.25
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.18
TRY3,958.81
$92.38
€84.95

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