Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 26.3% cheaper than Ljubljana.
- Restaurants
-
pay 46.8% less in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 42.6% less in Ankara
- Transportation
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pay 22.6% less in Ankara
- Housing
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pay 55.9% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 12.3% more in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 14.9% less in Ankara
- Clothing
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pay 13.8% less in Ankara
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 46.8% less for restaurants
|
Ljubljana
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
€13.22
|
$8.72
TRY341.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€7.56
|
$7.27
TRY284.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
€2.56
|
$1.27
TRY49.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.68
|
$0.50
TRY19.77
|
|
pay 42.6% less for groceries
|
Ljubljana
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.63
|
$0.83
TRY32.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€5.75
|
$4.61
TRY180.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
€4.52
|
$3.90
TRY152.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.07
|
$1.68
TRY65.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
€4.36
|
$2.70
TRY105.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.49
TRY19.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.68
|
$0.88
TRY34.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.83
|
$0.45
TRY17.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.32
|
$0.54
TRY21.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.46
|
$0.25
TRY9.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.59
|
$0.23
TRY9.00
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
|
Ljubljana
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
€5.31
|
$4.81
TRY188.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.66
€34.95
|
$8.72
TRY341.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,865.84
€24,556.49
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,757,748.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
€10.12
|
$5.40
TRY211.78
|
|
pay 55.9% less for housing
|
Ljubljana
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.52
€29.54
|
$11.50
TRY450.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$942.82
€830.85
|
$592.54
TRY23,224.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.26
€682.31
|
$399.36
TRY15,653.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.52
€169.66
|
$53.07
TRY2,080.26
|
|
pay 12.3% more for childcare
|
Ljubljana
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.78
€428.09
|
$502.10
TRY19,680.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€7,555.84
|
$10,388.60
TRY407,189.60
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ljubljana
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.83
|
$3.49
TRY136.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
€2.04
|
$2.84
TRY111.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€4.72
|
$2.04
TRY79.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.17
€40.69
|
$40.91
TRY1,603.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.56
|
$5.82
TRY227.98
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
|
Ljubljana
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€78.24
|
$56.66
TRY2,220.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
€37.50
|
$45.57
TRY1,786.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
€91.04
|
$104.18
TRY4,083.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.18
€112.08
|
$93.27
TRY3,655.87
|
|
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