Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 23.2% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Riga, you would:
pay 25.1% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€7.90
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.36
|
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.13
|
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
|
Riga
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.48
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.43
|
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.60
|
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.71
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.02
|
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.44
|
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
|
pay 23.5% less for transportation
|
Riga
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.42
|
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.49
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€26,579.37
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.67
|
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
|
pay 23.5% less for housing
|
Riga
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.76
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€508.74
|
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€348.74
|
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€231.95
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
|
pay 14.8% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€510.24
|
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,791.25
|
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
|
pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.22
|
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€4.98
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€43.64
|
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€77.61
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€41.51
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€87.61
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€114.77
|
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
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