Cost of living comparison

Bulgaria

compared to

Ankara, Turkey

Ankara vs. Bulgaria Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 17.4% more expensive than Bulgaria overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.8% less in Ankara
Groceries: pay 27.8% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 10.1% less in Ankara
Housing: pay 32.9% more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 69.3% more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.3% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 35.8% more in Ankara

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports in Ankara are more expensive than in Bulgaria. Expenses including groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Ankara.

Ankara vs. Bulgaria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ankara instead of Bulgaria, you would:

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pay 7.8% less for restaurants

	Bulgaria	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.86 BGN15.90	$8.72 TRY319.60	-1.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.63 BGN13.69	$7.27 TRY266.33	-4.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BGN2.14	$1.27 TRY46.56	+6.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 BGN1.32	$0.50 TRY18.47	-31.5%
Average			-7.8%

Bulgaria vs. Ankara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.8% less for groceries

	Bulgaria	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 BGN1.58	$0.83 TRY30.57	-5.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.65 BGN8.35	$4.61 TRY168.83	-0.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 BGN10.95	$3.90 TRY142.94	-36.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 BGN5.28	$1.68 TRY61.58	-42.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.15 BGN5.66	$2.70 TRY98.89	-14.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 BGN1.22	$0.49 TRY17.82	-28.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 BGN1.51	$0.88 TRY32.28	+4.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BGN1.31	$0.45 TRY16.64	-37.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 BGN1.75	$0.54 TRY19.84	-44.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 BGN0.85	$0.25 TRY9.06	-47.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 BGN0.89	$0.23 TRY8.41	-53.5%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 10.1% less for transportation

	Bulgaria	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.44 BGN9.77	$4.81 TRY176.38	-11.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.97 BGN41.24	$8.72 TRY319.60	-62.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,917.67 BGN53,727.05	$44,845.33 TRY1,642,742.80	+49.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.49 BGN11.66	$5.40 TRY197.93	-16.8%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 32.9% more for housing

	Bulgaria	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.17 BGN21.85	$11.50 TRY421.34	-5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$301.56 BGN541.55	$592.54 TRY21,705.36	+96.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$232.85 BGN418.16	$399.36 TRY14,629.13	+71.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.06 BGN138.39	$53.07 TRY1,944.15	-31.1%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 69.3% more for childcare

	Bulgaria	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$365.01 BGN655.49	$502.10 TRY18,392.61	+37.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,166.80 BGN9,278.70	$10,388.60 TRY380,548.00	+101.1%
Average			+69.3%

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pay 29.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bulgaria	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 BGN3.28	$3.49 TRY127.84	+91.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.76 BGN3.15	$2.84 TRY104.13	+61.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.23 BGN5.80	$2.04 TRY74.57	-36.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.54 BGN51.25	$40.91 TRY1,498.47	+43.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.67 BGN11.97	$5.82 TRY213.07	-12.8%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 35.8% more for clothing

	Bulgaria	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.59 BGN80.08	$56.66 TRY2,075.56	+27.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.98 BGN52.04	$45.57 TRY1,669.23	+57.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.86 BGN136.23	$104.18 TRY3,816.40	+37.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.78 BGN137.88	$93.27 TRY3,416.67	+21.5%
Average			+35.8%

Bulgaria vs. Ankara - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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