Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 25.6% cheaper than Bratislava.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
|
Bratislava
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.29
|
$8.72
TRY301.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.23
|
$7.27
TRY251.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
€1.88
|
$1.27
TRY43.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.47
|
$0.50
TRY17.43
|
|
pay 41.7% less for groceries
|
Bratislava
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.75
€1.68
|
$0.83
TRY28.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.26
|
$4.61
TRY159.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.17
|
$3.90
TRY134.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
€3.09
|
$1.68
TRY58.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.32
|
$2.70
TRY93.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.88
TRY30.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.97
|
$0.45
TRY15.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
€1.90
|
$0.54
TRY18.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.72
|
$0.25
TRY8.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.74
|
$0.23
TRY7.93
|
|
pay 21.5% less for transportation
|
Bratislava
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
€6.17
|
$4.81
TRY166.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.58
€37.04
|
$8.72
TRY301.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,650.55
€23,661.50
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,549,518.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.65
€15.02
|
$5.40
TRY186.69
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
|
Bratislava
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
€19.75
|
$11.50
TRY397.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$769.99
€739.10
|
$592.54
TRY20,473.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.27
€592.50
|
$399.36
TRY13,798.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.33
€179.82
|
$53.07
TRY1,833.82
|
|
pay 25.0% less for childcare
|
Bratislava
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$612.91
€588.32
|
$502.10
TRY17,348.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,233.33
€14,622.12
|
$10,388.60
TRY358,952.20
|
|
pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bratislava
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
€2.57
|
$3.49
TRY120.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.81
€2.70
|
$2.84
TRY98.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
$2.04
TRY70.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.95
€44.11
|
$40.91
TRY1,413.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.15
€10.70
|
$5.82
TRY200.98
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
|
Bratislava
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.52
€70.57
|
$56.66
TRY1,957.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
€35.56
|
$45.57
TRY1,574.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.22
€79.89
|
$104.18
TRY3,599.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.33
€97.26
|
$93.27
TRY3,222.78
|
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