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
TRY300.30
|
$10.61
CZK254.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
$8.49
CZK203.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
$1.74
CZK41.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
$1.39
CZK33.31
|
|
pay 70.8% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
$1.42
CZK34.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
$5.99
CZK143.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
$3.96
CZK94.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
$2.56
CZK61.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
$3.92
CZK93.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
$0.77
CZK18.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
$0.73
CZK17.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
$0.89
CZK21.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
$1.47
CZK35.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
$0.57
CZK13.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
$0.55
CZK13.11
|
|
pay 73.1% more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
$6.13
CZK146.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
$23.35
CZK559.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
$25,475.49
CZK610,543.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
$12.99
CZK311.38
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
$19.68
CZK471.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
$1,128.35
CZK27,041.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
$837.45
CZK20,070.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
$223.37
CZK5,353.17
|
|
pay 27.6% more for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
$713.18
CZK17,092.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
$11,763.21
CZK281,915.85
|
|
pay 67.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
$2.40
CZK57.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
$3.08
CZK73.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
$6.54
CZK156.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
$63.73
CZK1,527.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
$10.61
CZK254.39
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
$82.44
CZK1,975.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
$36.17
CZK866.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
$92.56
CZK2,218.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
$111.10
CZK2,662.65
|
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