Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 42.1% cheaper than Israel overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.8% less in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 46.0% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 39.4% less in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 54.9% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 27.5% less in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 48.6% less in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 20.4% less in Ankara
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and childcare are lower in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Israel, you would:
pay 57.8% less for restaurants
|
Israel
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
₪70.34
|
$8.72
TRY329.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.73
₪54.75
|
$7.27
TRY274.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
₪9.70
|
$1.27
TRY48.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
₪7.62
|
$0.50
TRY19.06
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
|
Israel
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
₪8.34
|
$0.83
TRY31.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
₪25.79
|
$4.61
TRY174.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.77
₪25.16
|
$3.90
TRY147.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
₪13.90
|
$1.68
TRY63.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
₪16.71
|
$2.70
TRY102.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₪5.16
|
$0.49
TRY18.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.35
|
$0.88
TRY33.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₪2.93
|
$0.45
TRY17.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.34
|
$0.54
TRY20.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₪2.34
|
$0.25
TRY9.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.24
|
$0.23
TRY8.68
|
|
pay 39.4% less for transportation
|
Israel
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
₪26.56
|
$4.81
TRY181.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.86
₪207.63
|
$8.72
TRY329.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,349.49
₪142,548.89
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,694,705.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
₪47.23
|
$5.40
TRY204.19
|
|
pay 54.9% less for housing
|
Israel
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.90
₪99.98
|
$11.50
TRY434.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$996.96
₪3,705.80
|
$592.54
TRY22,391.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$867.88
₪3,225.99
|
$399.36
TRY15,091.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.21
₪610.37
|
$53.07
TRY2,005.65
|
|
pay 27.5% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$878.81
₪3,266.62
|
$502.10
TRY18,974.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.07
₪43,906.65
|
$10,388.60
TRY392,585.27
|
|
pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.94
₪29.51
|
$3.49
TRY131.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
₪13.65
|
$2.84
TRY107.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.64
₪35.82
|
$2.04
TRY76.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.13
₪238.39
|
$40.91
TRY1,545.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.47
₪42.65
|
$5.82
TRY219.81
|
|
pay 20.4% less for clothing
|
Israel
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.32
₪309.70
|
$56.66
TRY2,141.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.42
₪198.55
|
$45.57
TRY1,722.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.69
₪418.88
|
$104.18
TRY3,937.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.71
₪478.43
|
$93.27
TRY3,524.75
|
|
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