Cost of living comparison

Geneva, Switzerland

compared to

Ankara, Turkey

Ankara vs. Geneva Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 63.5% cheaper than Geneva.

Restaurants: pay 73.3% less in Ankara
Groceries: pay 67.8% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 48.5% less in Ankara
Housing: pay 75.7% less in Ankara
Childcare: pay 77.1% less in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.2% less in Ankara
Clothing: pay 39.7% less in Ankara

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Ankara.

Ankara vs. Geneva Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.3% less for restaurants

	Geneva	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$30.79 CHF25.30	$8.72 TRY339.23	-71.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.11 CHF14.05	$7.27 TRY282.69	-57.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.01 CHF4.12	$1.27 TRY49.42	-74.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.72 CHF3.87	$0.50 TRY19.61	-89.3%
Average			-73.3%

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pay 67.8% less for groceries

	Geneva	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$3.83 CHF3.15	$0.83 TRY32.44	-78.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.83 CHF10.54	$4.61 TRY179.20	-64.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.41 CHF6.08	$3.90 TRY151.72	-47.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.61 CHF6.25	$1.68 TRY65.37	-77.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$13.02 CHF10.70	$2.70 TRY104.96	-79.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 CHF1.34	$0.49 TRY18.92	-70.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 CHF0.95	$0.88 TRY34.27	-23.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 CHF1.13	$0.45 TRY17.66	-67.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.81 CHF2.31	$0.54 TRY21.06	-80.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 CHF0.96	$0.25 TRY9.62	-78.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 CHF0.88	$0.23 TRY8.93	-78.6%
Average			-67.8%

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pay 48.5% less for transportation

	Geneva	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 CHF6.62	$4.81 TRY187.21	-40.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.84 CHF65.58	$8.72 TRY339.23	-89.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,408.50 CHF30,729.93	$44,845.33 TRY1,743,649.28	+19.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.13 CHF28.86	$5.40 TRY210.08	-84.6%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 75.7% less for housing

	Geneva	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.62 CHF48.97	$11.50 TRY447.22	-80.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,191.80 CHF1,800.49	$592.54 TRY23,038.62	-73.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,942.94 CHF1,596.06	$399.36 TRY15,527.73	-79.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.59 CHF143.42	$53.07 TRY2,063.57	-69.6%
Average			-75.7%

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pay 77.1% less for childcare

	Geneva	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,761.19 CHF3,089.70	$502.10 TRY19,522.39	-86.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$31,979.71 CHF26,270.34	$10,388.60 TRY403,923.40	-67.5%
Average			-77.1%

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pay 62.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Geneva	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.12 CHF7.50	$3.49 TRY135.69	-61.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.45 CHF4.48	$2.84 TRY110.53	-47.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.26 CHF8.43	$2.04 TRY79.15	-80.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.48 CHF62.83	$40.91 TRY1,590.52	-46.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$22.81 CHF18.74	$5.82 TRY226.15	-74.5%
Average			-62.2%

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pay 39.7% less for clothing

	Geneva	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$122.16 CHF100.35	$56.66 TRY2,203.05	-53.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.27 CHF51.15	$45.57 TRY1,771.76	-26.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$141.42 CHF116.17	$104.18 TRY4,050.82	-26.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$194.56 CHF159.83	$93.27 TRY3,626.54	-52.1%
Average			-39.7%

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