Cost of living comparison

 Ankara, Turkey
compared to
 Ohrid, Macedonia
Ohrid vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Ohrid is 1.1% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants
pay 31.5% more in Ohrid
Groceries
pay 18.6% more in Ohrid
Transportation
pay 22.0% more in Ohrid
Housing
pay 9.4% more in Ohrid
Childcare
pay 55.5% less in Ohrid
Entertainment and Sports
pay 9.0% less in Ohrid
Clothing
pay 9.4% less in Ohrid

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, and housing in Ohrid are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ohrid.

Ohrid vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

pay 31.5% more for restaurants

 
Ankara
Ohrid
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.72
TRY343.69
$6.24
MKD332.81
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.27
TRY286.41
$5.22
MKD278.21
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.27
TRY50.07
$1.76
MKD93.77

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pay 18.6% more for groceries

 
Ankara
Ohrid
Bread
1 loaf
$0.83
TRY32.87
$0.67
MKD35.72
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.61
TRY181.56
$3.95
MKD210.76
Milk (1 gallon) $3.90
TRY153.71
$4.46
MKD237.83

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pay 22.0% more for transportation

 
Ankara
Ohrid
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.81
TRY189.67
$5.26
MKD280.40
Monthly public transit pass $8.72
TRY343.69
$17.40
MKD927.36
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $44,845.33
TRY1,766,556.37
$31,317.20
MKD1,669,250.15

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pay 9.4% more for housing

 
Ankara
Ohrid
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.50
TRY453.10
$18.44
MKD982.92
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $592.54
TRY23,341.29
$214.58
MKD11,437.45
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $399.36
TRY15,731.73
$156.59
MKD8,346.25

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pay 55.5% less for childcare

 
Ankara
Ohrid
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $502.10
TRY19,778.86
$290.70
MKD15,494.80
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,388.60
TRY409,229.92
$3,218.71
MKD171,561.82

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pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ankara
Ohrid
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.49
TRY137.48
$2.09
MKD111.28
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.84
TRY111.98
$1.96
MKD104.45
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.04
TRY80.19
$2.78
MKD148.38

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pay 9.4% less for clothing

 
Ankara
Ohrid
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.66
TRY2,232.00
$59.70
MKD3,181.88
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.57
TRY1,795.04
$34.80
MKD1,854.72
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.18
TRY4,104.04
$82.25
MKD4,383.89

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