Cost of living comparison

Gabrovo, Bulgaria

compared to

Ankara, Turkey

Ankara vs. Gabrovo Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 60.3% more expensive than Gabrovo.

Restaurants: pay 2.0% more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 28.3% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 10.2% less in Ankara
Housing: pay 67.5% more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.8% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 60.9% more in Ankara

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

Ankara vs. Gabrovo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0% more for restaurants

	Gabrovo	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.85 BGN11.79	$8.72 TRY339.23	+27.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.22 BGN14.15	$7.27 TRY282.69	-11.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 BGN1.95	$1.27 TRY49.42	+12.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 BGN1.08	$0.50 TRY19.61	-20.0%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 28.3% less for groceries

	Gabrovo	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 BGN1.41	$0.83 TRY32.44	+1.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.74 BGN6.45	$4.61 TRY179.20	+23.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.57 BGN11.31	$3.90 TRY151.72	-40.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 BGN5.09	$1.68 TRY65.37	-43.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.50 BGN6.02	$2.70 TRY104.96	-22.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 BGN1.38	$0.49 TRY18.92	-39.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 BGN1.47	$0.88 TRY34.27	+3.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 BGN1.39	$0.45 TRY17.66	-43.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 BGN1.78	$0.54 TRY21.06	-47.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 BGN0.87	$0.25 TRY9.62	-51.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 BGN0.81	$0.23 TRY8.93	-51.1%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 10.2% less for transportation

	Gabrovo	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.51 BGN9.48	$4.81 TRY187.21	-12.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.08 BGN31.13	$8.72 TRY339.23	-51.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,952.87 BGN51,553.98	$44,845.33 TRY1,743,649.28	+49.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.34 BGN12.64	$5.40 TRY210.08	-26.4%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 67.5% more for housing

	Gabrovo	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.79 BGN22.01	$11.50 TRY447.22	-10.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$228.34 BGN393.00	$592.54 TRY23,038.62	+159.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$157.09 BGN270.39	$399.36 TRY15,527.73	+154.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.82 BGN137.38	$53.07 TRY2,063.57	-33.5%
Average			+67.5%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Gabrovo	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$82.20 BGN141.48	$502.10 TRY19,522.39	+510.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,747.31 BGN11,613.28	$10,388.60 TRY403,923.40	+54.0%
Average			+282.4%

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pay 47.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Gabrovo	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.92 BGN3.30	$3.49 TRY135.69	+82.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.46 BGN2.52	$2.84 TRY110.53	+94.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.29 BGN5.66	$2.04 TRY79.15	-38.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.01 BGN36.16	$40.91 TRY1,590.52	+94.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.48 BGN9.43	$5.82 TRY226.15	+6.1%
Average			+47.8%

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pay 60.9% more for clothing

	Gabrovo	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.55 BGN35.37	$56.66 TRY2,203.05	+175.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.57 BGN57.78	$45.57 TRY1,771.76	+35.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.98 BGN127.33	$104.18 TRY4,050.82	+40.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.16 BGN175.83	$93.27 TRY3,626.54	-8.7%
Average			+60.9%

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