Cost of living comparison

Poltava, Ukraine

compared to

Ankara, Turkey

Ankara vs. Poltava Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 73.7% more expensive than Poltava.

Restaurants: pay 81.0% more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 24.3% more in Ankara
Transportation: pay 29.1% more in Ankara
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 74.7% more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 41.5% more in Ankara

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, childcare, clothing, and transportation in Ankara are more expensive than in Poltava. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Ankara.

Ankara vs. Poltava Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ankara instead of Poltava, you would:

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pay 81.0% more for restaurants

	Poltava	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.54 UAH229.97	$8.72 TRY339.23	+57.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.45 UAH184.98	$7.27 TRY282.69	+63.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 UAH20.00	$1.27 TRY49.42	+163.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 UAH15.00	$0.50 TRY19.61	+39.6%
Average			+81.0%

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pay 24.3% more for groceries

	Poltava	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 UAH25.65	$0.83 TRY32.44	+35.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 UAH180.17	$4.61 TRY179.20	+6.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.26 UAH135.22	$3.90 TRY151.72	+19.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UAH65.13	$1.68 TRY65.37	+7.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.56 UAH64.63	$2.70 TRY104.96	+73.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.33 UAH13.60	$0.49 TRY18.92	+48.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 UAH24.37	$0.88 TRY34.27	+50.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 UAH24.36	$0.45 TRY17.66	-22.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 UAH34.01	$0.54 TRY21.06	-33.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 UAH4.91	$0.25 TRY9.62	+109.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 UAH12.83	$0.23 TRY8.93	-25.7%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 29.1% more for transportation

	Poltava	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 UAH200.80	$4.81 TRY187.21	-0.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.45 UAH599.92	$8.72 TRY339.23	-39.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,499.34 UAH1,141,855.60	$44,845.33 TRY1,743,649.28	+63.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.79 UAH115.99	$5.40 TRY210.08	+93.4%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Poltava	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$4.82 UAH199.97	$11.50 TRY447.22	+138.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.72 UAH8,998.86	$592.54 TRY23,038.62	+173.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$144.48 UAH5,999.24	$399.36 TRY15,527.73	+176.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.28 UAH3,043.01	$53.07 TRY2,063.57	-27.6%
Average			+115.2%

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pay 74.7% more for childcare

	Poltava	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$240.80 UAH9,998.74	$502.10 TRY19,522.39	+108.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,372.61 UAH306,132.89	$10,388.60 TRY403,923.40	+40.9%
Average			+74.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Poltava	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.72 UAH30.00	$3.49 TRY135.69	+383.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.23 UAH51.24	$2.84 TRY110.53	+130.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.05 UAH84.99	$2.04 TRY79.15	-0.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.84 UAH533.27	$40.91 TRY1,590.52	+218.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.82 UAH199.97	$5.82 TRY226.15	+20.8%
Average			+150.4%

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pay 41.5% more for clothing

	Poltava	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.61 UAH1,893.76	$56.66 TRY2,203.05	+24.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.81 UAH1,154.85	$45.57 TRY1,771.76	+63.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.85 UAH3,066.28	$104.18 TRY4,050.82	+41.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.23 UAH2,832.98	$93.27 TRY3,626.54	+36.7%
Average			+41.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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