Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 42.0% cheaper than Frankfurt.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Frankfurt, you would:
pay 62.2% less for restaurants
Frankfurt
|
Ankara
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.33
€15.93
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.66
|
$1.05
TRY35.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.50
|
$0.42
TRY14.27
|
|
pay 51.3% less for groceries
Frankfurt
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
€1.96
|
$0.63
TRY21.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.78
€6.23
|
$3.70
TRY126.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.13
|
$3.76
TRY129.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
€3.39
|
$1.73
TRY59.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.45
€5.93
|
$2.58
TRY88.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$0.47
TRY16.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.66
TRY22.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$0.46
TRY15.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.28
TRY9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.20
TRY6.87
|
|
pay 33.7% less for transportation
Frankfurt
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.62
|
$4.74
TRY162.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€48.80
|
$8.55
TRY293.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,068.47
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,601,198.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.39
€21.51
|
$5.75
TRY197.48
|
|
pay 67.7% less for housing
Frankfurt
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.63
€41.04
|
$10.93
TRY375.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,279.18
€1,176.32
|
$534.79
TRY18,357.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$906.10
€833.24
|
$366.77
TRY12,589.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$239.36
€220.11
|
$53.48
TRY1,835.70
|
|
pay 28.0% less for childcare
Frankfurt
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$498.17
€458.11
|
$446.32
TRY15,320.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,656.43
€13,477.80
|
$7,966.43
TRY273,459.63
|
|
pay 49.7% less for entertainment and sports
Frankfurt
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.58
|
$3.03
TRY104.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.69
€3.40
|
$2.34
TRY80.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.17
|
$1.80
TRY61.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
€45.95
|
$36.76
TRY1,262.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.95
|
$4.66
TRY160.12
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
Frankfurt
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.19
€64.54
|
$48.03
TRY1,648.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
€27.77
|
$44.31
TRY1,521.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.81
€77.99
|
$92.67
TRY3,181.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.80
€109.25
|
$82.89
TRY2,845.21
|
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