Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 32.2% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Germany, you would:
pay 50.1% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€13.37
|
$8.72
TRY304.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€9.71
|
$7.27
TRY254.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.67
|
$1.27
TRY44.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.29
|
$0.50
TRY17.62
|
|
pay 45.6% less for groceries
|
Germany
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
$0.83
TRY29.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€6.39
|
$4.61
TRY161.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€4.17
|
$3.90
TRY136.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.24
|
$1.68
TRY58.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.94
|
$2.70
TRY94.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.21
|
$0.49
TRY17.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.67
|
$0.88
TRY30.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.45
TRY15.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€2.00
|
$0.54
TRY18.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.63
|
$0.25
TRY8.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.23
TRY8.02
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.73
|
$4.81
TRY168.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€50.43
|
$8.72
TRY304.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€27,430.84
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,567,120.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€21.92
|
$5.40
TRY188.82
|
|
pay 53.5% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€45.91
|
$11.50
TRY401.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€752.61
|
$592.54
TRY20,706.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€595.39
|
$399.36
TRY13,955.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€219.07
|
$53.07
TRY1,854.66
|
|
pay 3.0% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€436.48
|
$502.10
TRY17,545.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€11,720.58
|
$10,388.60
TRY363,029.69
|
|
pay 31.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€4.21
|
$3.49
TRY121.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.32
|
$2.84
TRY99.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€8.32
|
$2.04
TRY71.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€34.29
|
$40.91
TRY1,429.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€12.19
|
$5.82
TRY203.26
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€78.40
|
$56.66
TRY1,980.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€38.83
|
$45.57
TRY1,592.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€87.21
|
$104.18
TRY3,640.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€117.53
|
$93.27
TRY3,259.39
|
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