Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 0.5% more expensive than Bar.
- Restaurants
-
pay 32.6% less in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 20.8% less in Ankara
- Transportation
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pay 22.4% less in Ankara
- Housing
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pay 30.4% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 90.5% more in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.7% more in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 8.4% more in Ankara
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Ankara are more expensive than in Bar. Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Ankara. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Bar, you would:
pay 32.6% less for restaurants
Bar
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.44
|
$8.72
TRY309.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.35
|
$7.27
TRY257.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
€1.51
|
$1.27
TRY45.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.26
|
$0.50
TRY17.87
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
Bar
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
€0.82
|
$0.83
TRY29.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.85
€3.75
|
$4.61
TRY163.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
€4.41
|
$3.90
TRY138.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
€2.82
|
$1.68
TRY59.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.97
|
$2.70
TRY95.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.54
|
$0.49
TRY17.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.75
|
$0.88
TRY31.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.64
|
$0.45
TRY16.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.06
|
$0.54
TRY19.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.43
|
$0.25
TRY8.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.51
|
$0.23
TRY8.14
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
Bar
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.18
€6.02
|
$4.81
TRY170.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.79
€26.09
|
$8.72
TRY309.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,009.37
€29,220.42
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,589,013.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.72
€10.44
|
$5.40
TRY191.45
|
|
pay 30.4% less for housing
Bar
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.96
€27.22
|
$11.50
TRY407.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.30
€607.89
|
$592.54
TRY20,995.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$489.69
€476.82
|
$399.36
TRY14,150.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.16
€84.87
|
$53.07
TRY1,880.57
|
|
pay 90.5% more for childcare
Bar
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.15
€234.81
|
$502.10
TRY17,791.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,013.78
€5,855.68
|
$10,388.60
TRY368,101.43
|
|
pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports
Bar
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
€2.61
|
$3.49
TRY123.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
€2.21
|
$2.84
TRY100.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
€3.65
|
$2.04
TRY72.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.85
€36.85
|
$40.91
TRY1,449.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.29
€4.17
|
$5.82
TRY206.10
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
Bar
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.29
€58.70
|
$56.66
TRY2,007.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.13
€27.39
|
$45.57
TRY1,614.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.43
€88.05
|
$104.18
TRY3,691.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.05
€146.10
|
$93.27
TRY3,304.92
|
|
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