Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 42.3% cheaper than Luxembourg overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.0% less in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 54.7% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 14.0% less in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 74.0% less in Ankara
- Childcare
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pay 48.9% less in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 34.2% less in Ankara
- Clothing
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pay 10.1% less in Ankara
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€18.28
|
$8.72
TRY308.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.58
|
$7.27
TRY257.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€3.02
|
$1.27
TRY44.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.89
|
$0.50
TRY17.84
|
|
pay 54.7% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€3.05
|
$0.83
TRY29.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.59
|
$4.61
TRY163.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.71
|
$3.90
TRY138.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.12
|
$1.68
TRY59.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.45
|
$2.70
TRY95.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.15
|
$0.49
TRY17.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.78
|
$0.88
TRY31.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.14
|
$0.45
TRY16.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.67
|
$0.54
TRY19.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.96
|
$0.25
TRY8.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.93
|
$0.23
TRY8.12
|
|
pay 14.0% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.17
|
$4.81
TRY170.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.72
TRY308.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€26,135.71
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,586,636.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.98
|
$5.40
TRY191.17
|
|
pay 74.0% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€52.95
|
$11.50
TRY406.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,715.53
|
$592.54
TRY20,964.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,590.23
|
$399.36
TRY14,129.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€205.16
|
$53.07
TRY1,877.75
|
|
pay 48.9% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,477.49
|
$502.10
TRY17,764.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,551.41
|
$10,388.60
TRY367,550.84
|
|
pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€5.04
|
$3.49
TRY123.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.20
|
$2.84
TRY100.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.98
|
$2.04
TRY72.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€32.58
|
$40.91
TRY1,447.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.51
|
$5.82
TRY205.79
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€79.28
|
$56.66
TRY2,004.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€40.57
|
$45.57
TRY1,612.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€93.28
|
$104.18
TRY3,686.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€123.81
|
$93.27
TRY3,299.98
|
|
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