Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 37.4% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
|
Helsinki
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.01
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.01
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.67
|
$1.05
TRY35.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.84
|
$0.42
TRY14.27
|
|
pay 50.9% less for groceries
|
Helsinki
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
€2.84
|
$0.63
TRY21.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
€3.91
|
$3.70
TRY126.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
€4.41
|
$3.76
TRY129.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.95
|
$1.73
TRY59.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
€5.31
|
$2.58
TRY88.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.47
TRY16.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.66
TRY22.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.46
TRY15.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.78
|
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.28
TRY9.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.82
|
$0.20
TRY6.87
|
|
pay 40.8% less for transportation
|
Helsinki
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.23
|
$4.74
TRY162.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.49
€66.66
|
$8.55
TRY293.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,098.36
€32,275.85
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,601,198.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.57
|
$5.75
TRY197.48
|
|
pay 49.7% less for housing
|
Helsinki
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
€19.01
|
$10.93
TRY375.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,109.17
€1,019.97
|
$534.79
TRY18,357.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$885.72
€814.50
|
$366.77
TRY12,589.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.90
€83.59
|
$53.48
TRY1,835.70
|
|
pay 4.0% more for childcare
|
Helsinki
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$336.03
€309.01
|
$446.32
TRY15,320.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,589.37
€9,737.81
|
$7,966.43
TRY273,459.63
|
|
pay 58.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Helsinki
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
€8.01
|
$3.03
TRY104.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
€4.47
|
$2.34
TRY80.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.21
|
$1.80
TRY61.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.44
€41.79
|
$36.76
TRY1,262.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.50
€17.02
|
$4.66
TRY160.12
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
|
Helsinki
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.44
€83.16
|
$48.03
TRY1,648.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.73
€30.09
|
$44.31
TRY1,521.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
€72.82
|
$92.67
TRY3,181.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
€95.11
|
$82.89
TRY2,845.21
|
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