Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 15.8% cheaper than Latvia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 18.9% less in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 28.1% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 18.0% less in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 13.9% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 2.5% less in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 24.4% less in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 4.9% less in Ankara
Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, housing, and clothing are lower in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 18.9% less for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.40
|
$8.72
TRY329.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.51
|
$7.27
TRY274.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.26
|
$1.27
TRY48.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$0.50
TRY19.06
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.83
TRY31.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.76
|
$4.61
TRY174.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.28
|
$3.90
TRY147.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
$1.68
TRY63.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.81
|
$2.70
TRY102.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.49
TRY18.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.88
TRY33.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.45
TRY17.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.54
TRY20.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.25
TRY9.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.23
TRY8.68
|
|
pay 18.0% less for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.21
|
$4.81
TRY181.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€36.24
|
$8.72
TRY329.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€23,547.03
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,694,705.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.34
|
$5.40
TRY204.19
|
|
pay 13.9% less for housing
|
Latvia
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€15.84
|
$11.50
TRY434.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€430.04
|
$592.54
TRY22,391.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€296.73
|
$399.36
TRY15,091.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€181.00
|
$53.07
TRY2,005.65
|
|
pay 2.5% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€393.30
|
$502.10
TRY18,974.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,307.05
|
$10,388.60
TRY392,585.27
|
|
pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.56
|
$3.49
TRY131.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.82
|
$2.84
TRY107.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.55
|
$2.04
TRY76.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€39.27
|
$40.91
TRY1,545.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.20
|
$5.82
TRY219.81
|
|
pay 4.9% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€70.35
|
$56.66
TRY2,141.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€39.70
|
$45.57
TRY1,722.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€77.63
|
$104.18
TRY3,937.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€110.97
|
$93.27
TRY3,524.75
|
|
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