Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 23.6% cheaper than Cyprus overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.0% less in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 43.8% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 24.5% less in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 50.6% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 31.4% more in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 31.3% less in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 13.5% less in Ankara
Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 33.0% less for restaurants
|
Cyprus
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.56
€13.70
|
$8.72
TRY332.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
€7.32
|
$7.27
TRY276.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.48
|
$1.27
TRY48.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
€0.91
|
$0.50
TRY19.19
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
|
Cyprus
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.56
|
$0.83
TRY31.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€5.56
|
$4.61
TRY175.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
€5.63
|
$3.90
TRY148.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
€3.40
|
$1.68
TRY63.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
€3.33
|
$2.70
TRY102.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.04
|
$0.49
TRY18.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.74
|
$0.88
TRY33.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.81
|
$0.45
TRY17.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.10
|
$0.54
TRY20.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.52
|
$0.25
TRY9.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$0.23
TRY8.74
|
|
pay 24.5% less for transportation
|
Cyprus
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
€4.88
|
$4.81
TRY183.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€37.74
|
$8.72
TRY332.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,716.67
€23,522.35
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,706,853.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
€17.88
|
$5.40
TRY205.65
|
|
pay 50.6% less for housing
|
Cyprus
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
€29.64
|
$11.50
TRY437.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$862.00
€758.94
|
$592.54
TRY22,552.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.00
€622.47
|
$399.36
TRY15,200.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.26
€122.61
|
$53.07
TRY2,020.03
|
|
pay 31.4% more for childcare
|
Cyprus
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$417.93
€367.96
|
$502.10
TRY19,110.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,282.83
€6,412.07
|
$10,388.60
TRY395,399.58
|
|
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cyprus
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.45
€3.04
|
$3.49
TRY132.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
€3.18
|
$2.84
TRY108.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
€4.31
|
$2.04
TRY77.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.44
€52.34
|
$40.91
TRY1,556.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.85
€9.55
|
$5.82
TRY221.38
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
|
Cyprus
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.33
€71.60
|
$56.66
TRY2,156.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.86
€41.26
|
$45.57
TRY1,734.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.61
€99.14
|
$104.18
TRY3,965.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.65
€94.78
|
$93.27
TRY3,550.02
|
|
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