Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 34.4% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Austria, you would:
pay 53.2% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.65
|
$8.72
TRY304.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€10.12
|
$7.27
TRY254.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.96
|
$1.27
TRY44.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.28
|
$0.50
TRY17.62
|
|
pay 54.7% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.39
|
$0.83
TRY29.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.76
|
$4.61
TRY161.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.35
|
$3.90
TRY136.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.85
|
$1.68
TRY58.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.77
|
$2.70
TRY94.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.10
|
$0.49
TRY17.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.88
TRY30.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.29
|
$0.45
TRY15.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.79
|
$0.54
TRY18.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.25
TRY8.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.23
TRY8.02
|
|
pay 27.9% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€6.00
|
$4.81
TRY168.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€46.55
|
$8.72
TRY304.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€25,510.32
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,567,120.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€19.24
|
$5.40
TRY188.82
|
|
pay 55.3% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€34.32
|
$11.50
TRY401.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€794.43
|
$592.54
TRY20,706.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€671.08
|
$399.36
TRY13,955.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€262.69
|
$53.07
TRY1,854.66
|
|
pay 5.8% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€415.54
|
$502.10
TRY17,545.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,496.21
|
$10,388.60
TRY363,029.69
|
|
pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.42
|
$3.49
TRY121.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.45
|
$2.84
TRY99.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.24
|
$2.04
TRY71.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€43.70
|
$40.91
TRY1,429.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.98
|
$5.82
TRY203.26
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€81.04
|
$56.66
TRY1,980.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€41.80
|
$45.57
TRY1,592.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€83.95
|
$104.18
TRY3,640.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€113.06
|
$93.27
TRY3,259.39
|
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