Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 28.3% cheaper than Haifa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 58.7% less in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 47.1% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 43.6% less in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 49.4% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 64.9% more in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 51.1% less in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 12.8% less in Ankara
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Haifa, you would:
pay 58.7% less for restaurants
Haifa
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.67
₪62.51
|
$8.72
TRY347.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.67
₪49.11
|
$7.27
TRY289.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
₪9.07
|
$1.27
TRY50.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
₪7.68
|
$0.50
TRY20.09
|
|
pay 47.1% less for groceries
Haifa
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.78
₪9.32
|
$0.83
TRY33.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.43
₪24.87
|
$4.61
TRY183.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
₪24.73
|
$3.90
TRY155.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.88
₪12.99
|
$1.68
TRY66.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
₪14.60
|
$2.70
TRY107.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
₪4.25
|
$0.49
TRY19.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.02
|
$0.88
TRY35.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
₪2.49
|
$0.45
TRY18.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
₪3.17
|
$0.54
TRY21.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.00
|
$0.25
TRY9.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
₪2.14
|
$0.23
TRY9.15
|
|
pay 43.6% less for transportation
Haifa
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
₪24.28
|
$4.81
TRY191.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.99
₪200.92
|
$8.72
TRY347.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,462.96
₪145,556.79
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,786,579.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.07
₪43.76
|
$5.40
TRY215.26
|
|
pay 49.4% less for housing
Haifa
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.95
₪90.26
|
$11.50
TRY458.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$818.18
₪2,740.06
|
$592.54
TRY23,605.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.43
₪2,295.50
|
$399.36
TRY15,910.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.83
₪612.31
|
$53.07
TRY2,114.38
|
|
pay 64.9% more for childcare
Haifa
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$977.69
₪3,274.28
|
$502.10
TRY20,003.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,733.01
₪12,501.81
|
$10,388.60
TRY413,868.43
|
|
pay 51.1% less for entertainment and sports
Haifa
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.07
₪30.36
|
$3.49
TRY139.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
₪12.28
|
$2.84
TRY113.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.87
₪33.04
|
$2.04
TRY81.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.66
₪233.29
|
$40.91
TRY1,629.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.87
₪39.74
|
$5.82
TRY231.72
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
Haifa
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.75
₪267.08
|
$56.66
TRY2,257.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.66
₪173.02
|
$45.57
TRY1,815.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.07
₪358.57
|
$104.18
TRY4,150.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.32
₪339.33
|
$93.27
TRY3,715.83
|
|
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