Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 66.5% cheaper than Monaco.
- Restaurants
-
pay 66.2% less in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 60.5% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 45.8% less in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 86.3% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 75.8% less in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 69.6% less in Ankara
- Clothing
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pay 61.1% less in Ankara
Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 66.2% less for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.90
€18.38
|
$8.72
TRY339.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.33
€10.84
|
$7.27
TRY282.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
€4.11
|
$1.27
TRY49.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.08
€6.23
|
$0.50
TRY19.61
|
|
pay 60.5% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.56
€5.77
|
$0.83
TRY32.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.04
€7.07
|
$4.61
TRY179.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.24
|
$3.90
TRY151.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.13
|
$1.68
TRY65.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
€4.19
|
$2.70
TRY104.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
€1.82
|
$0.49
TRY18.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$0.88
TRY34.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$0.45
TRY17.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
€1.58
|
$0.54
TRY21.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.83
|
$0.25
TRY9.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.28
|
$0.23
TRY8.93
|
|
pay 45.8% less for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.55
€7.52
|
$4.81
TRY187.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€20.74
|
$8.72
TRY339.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,276.05
€40,700.85
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,743,649.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€17.91
|
$5.40
TRY210.08
|
|
pay 86.3% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.09
€53.73
|
$11.50
TRY447.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,084.96
€7,110.91
|
$592.54
TRY23,038.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,430.58
€5,655.84
|
$399.36
TRY15,527.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$235.04
€206.72
|
$53.07
TRY2,063.57
|
|
pay 75.8% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,089.94
€1,838.15
|
$502.10
TRY19,522.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,736.55
€37,587.78
|
$10,388.60
TRY403,923.40
|
|
pay 69.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€7.54
|
$3.49
TRY135.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.62
€5.82
|
$2.84
TRY110.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.78
|
$2.04
TRY79.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$515.79
€453.65
|
$40.91
TRY1,590.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.31
|
$5.82
TRY226.15
|
|
pay 61.1% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$174.43
€153.41
|
$56.66
TRY2,203.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.29
€66.22
|
$45.57
TRY1,771.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$219.18
€192.77
|
$104.18
TRY4,050.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$625.91
€550.50
|
$93.27
TRY3,626.54
|
|
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