Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 31.3% cheaper than Bielefeld.
- Restaurants
-
pay 49.5% less in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 45.9% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 34.6% less in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 44.0% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 6.6% less in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 33.5% less in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 4.8% less in Ankara
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Bielefeld, you would:
pay 49.5% less for restaurants
|
Bielefeld
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€11.33
|
$8.72
TRY341.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.52
€10.15
|
$7.27
TRY284.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
€2.36
|
$1.27
TRY49.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€1.89
|
$0.50
TRY19.77
|
|
pay 45.9% less for groceries
|
Bielefeld
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.77
|
$0.83
TRY32.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.39
€5.63
|
$4.61
TRY180.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€3.87
|
$3.90
TRY152.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.02
|
$1.68
TRY65.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.23
€5.49
|
$2.70
TRY105.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.17
|
$0.49
TRY19.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.63
|
$0.88
TRY34.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.84
|
$0.45
TRY17.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.33
€2.06
|
$0.54
TRY21.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.64
|
$0.25
TRY9.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.59
|
$0.23
TRY9.00
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
|
Bielefeld
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.02
€6.19
|
$4.81
TRY188.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€46.28
|
$8.72
TRY341.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,130.52
€25,670.98
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,757,748.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
€21.16
|
$5.40
TRY211.78
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
|
Bielefeld
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.33
€44.35
|
$11.50
TRY450.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.74
€487.98
|
$592.54
TRY23,224.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$568.03
€500.57
|
$399.36
TRY15,653.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.44
€197.79
|
$53.07
TRY2,080.26
|
|
pay 6.6% less for childcare
|
Bielefeld
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$635.02
€559.60
|
$502.10
TRY19,680.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€8,500.32
|
$10,388.60
TRY407,189.60
|
|
pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bielefeld
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.25
|
$3.49
TRY136.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.19
|
$2.84
TRY111.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.79
€7.74
|
$2.04
TRY79.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
€30.98
|
$40.91
TRY1,603.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.28
|
$5.82
TRY227.98
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
|
Bielefeld
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.52
€68.32
|
$56.66
TRY2,220.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.15
€28.33
|
$45.57
TRY1,786.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.91
€94.21
|
$104.18
TRY4,083.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.65
€120.42
|
$93.27
TRY3,655.87
|
|
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