Cost of living comparison
Prague is 65.4% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Prague instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 62.8% more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
$10.61
CZK255.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY255.88
|
$8.49
CZK204.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY44.73
|
$1.74
CZK41.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.75
|
$1.39
CZK33.49
|
|
pay 70.8% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY29.37
|
$1.42
CZK34.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY162.21
|
$5.99
CZK144.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY137.33
|
$3.96
CZK95.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY59.17
|
$2.56
CZK61.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY95.01
|
$3.92
CZK94.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY17.12
|
$0.77
CZK18.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY31.02
|
$0.73
CZK17.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.98
|
$0.89
CZK21.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY19.06
|
$1.47
CZK35.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.71
|
$0.57
CZK13.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY8.08
|
$0.55
CZK13.17
|
|
pay 73.1% more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY169.45
|
$6.13
CZK147.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
$23.35
CZK562.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,578,273.24
|
$25,475.49
CZK613,763.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY190.16
|
$12.99
CZK313.02
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY404.80
|
$19.68
CZK474.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,853.53
|
$1,128.35
CZK27,184.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY14,055.01
|
$837.45
CZK20,176.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,867.85
|
$223.37
CZK5,381.41
|
|
pay 27.6% more for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,670.79
|
$713.18
CZK17,182.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY365,613.37
|
$11,763.21
CZK283,402.72
|
|
pay 67.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY122.82
|
$2.40
CZK57.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY100.04
|
$3.08
CZK74.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY71.65
|
$6.54
CZK157.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,439.67
|
$63.73
CZK1,535.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
$10.61
CZK255.73
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,994.11
|
$82.44
CZK1,986.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,603.72
|
$36.17
CZK871.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,666.62
|
$92.56
CZK2,230.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,282.59
|
$111.10
CZK2,676.69
|
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