Cost of living comparison

Ankara, Turkey

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Prague vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Prague is 65.4% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 62.8% more in Prague
Groceries: pay 70.8% more in Prague
Transportation: pay 73.1% more in Prague
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Prague
Childcare: pay 27.6% more in Prague
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.3% more in Prague
Clothing: pay 8.2% more in Prague

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

Prague vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.8% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Prague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY332.07	$10.61 CZK234.77	+21.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY276.73	$8.49 CZK187.82	+16.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY48.37	$1.74 CZK38.54	+37.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY19.19	$1.39 CZK30.74	+175.6%
Average			+62.8%

Ankara vs. Prague - Cost of restaurants

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pay 70.8% more for groceries

	Ankara	Prague
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY31.76	$1.42 CZK31.47	+70.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY175.42	$5.99 CZK132.54	+30.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY148.52	$3.96 CZK87.57	+1.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY63.99	$2.56 CZK56.58	+52.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY102.75	$3.92 CZK86.60	+45.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY18.52	$0.77 CZK16.93	+57.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY33.54	$0.73 CZK16.19	-17.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY17.29	$0.89 CZK19.77	+96.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY20.61	$1.47 CZK32.61	+172.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.42	$0.57 CZK12.70	+132.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.74	$0.55 CZK12.09	+138.1%
Average			+70.8%

Ankara vs. Prague - Cost of groceries

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pay 73.1% more for transportation

	Ankara	Prague
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY183.26	$6.13 CZK135.59	+27.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY332.07	$23.35 CZK516.50	+167.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,706,853.82	$25,475.49 CZK563,454.18	-43.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY205.65	$12.99 CZK287.36	+140.5%
Average			+73.1%

Ankara vs. Prague - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Ankara	Prague
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY437.78	$19.68 CZK435.19	+71.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY22,552.45	$1,128.35 CZK24,956.32	+90.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY15,200.06	$837.45 CZK18,522.32	+109.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY2,020.03	$223.37 CZK4,940.30	+320.9%
Average			+148.0%

Ankara vs. Prague - Cost of housing

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pay 27.6% more for childcare

	Ankara	Prague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY19,110.42	$713.18 CZK15,773.82	+42.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY395,399.58	$11,763.21 CZK260,172.73	+13.2%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 67.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Prague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY132.83	$2.40 CZK53.06	-31.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY108.19	$3.08 CZK68.05	+8.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY77.48	$6.54 CZK144.62	+221.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,556.95	$63.73 CZK1,409.61	+55.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY221.38	$10.61 CZK234.77	+82.5%
Average			+67.3%

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pay 8.2% more for clothing

	Ankara	Prague
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,156.56	$82.44 CZK1,823.37	+45.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,734.37	$36.17 CZK800.03	-20.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,965.34	$92.56 CZK2,047.22	-11.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,550.02	$111.10 CZK2,457.29	+19.1%
Average			+8.2%

Ankara vs. Prague - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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