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
-
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
€12.99
|
$8.72
TRY343.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€7.42
|
$7.27
TRY286.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
€2.52
|
$1.27
TRY50.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.65
|
$0.50
TRY19.87
|
|
pay 42.6% less for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.60
|
$0.83
TRY32.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€5.65
|
$4.61
TRY181.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
€4.44
|
$3.90
TRY153.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.02
|
$1.68
TRY66.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
€4.28
|
$2.70
TRY106.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.76
|
$0.49
TRY19.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.67
|
$0.88
TRY34.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.81
|
$0.45
TRY17.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.29
|
$0.54
TRY21.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.46
|
$0.25
TRY9.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.58
|
$0.23
TRY9.05
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
€5.22
|
$4.81
TRY189.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.66
€34.34
|
$8.72
TRY343.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,865.84
€24,127.30
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,766,556.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
€9.95
|
$5.40
TRY212.84
|
|
pay 55.9% less for housing
Ljubljana
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.52
€29.02
|
$11.50
TRY453.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$942.82
€816.33
|
$592.54
TRY23,341.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.26
€670.38
|
$399.36
TRY15,731.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.52
€166.69
|
$53.07
TRY2,090.68
|
|
pay 12.3% more for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.78
€420.60
|
$502.10
TRY19,778.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€7,423.79
|
$10,388.60
TRY409,229.92
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.78
|
$3.49
TRY137.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
€2.01
|
$2.84
TRY111.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€4.64
|
$2.04
TRY80.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.17
€39.98
|
$40.91
TRY1,611.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.42
|
$5.82
TRY229.13
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€76.88
|
$56.66
TRY2,232.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
€36.84
|
$45.57
TRY1,795.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
€89.45
|
$104.18
TRY4,104.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.18
€110.12
|
$93.27
TRY3,674.19
|
|
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