Cost of living comparison

 Tehran, Iran
compared to
 Ankara, Turkey
Ankara vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 2.2 times more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants
pay 72.5% more in Ankara
Groceries
pay 41.4% more in Ankara
Transportation
pay 24.5% more in Ankara
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Ankara
Childcare
pay 5.0 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.6 times more in Ankara
Clothing
pay 32.0% more in Ankara

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

Ankara vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

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

pay 72.5% more for restaurants

 
Tehran
Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.00
IRR169,000
$8.72
TRY319.60
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.00
IRR211,250
$7.27
TRY266.33
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.45
IRR19,178
$1.27
TRY46.56

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pay 41.4% more for groceries

 
Tehran
Ankara
Bread
1 loaf
$0.53
IRR22,602
$0.83
TRY30.57
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.83
IRR77,272
$4.61
TRY168.83
Milk (1 gallon) $2.32
IRR98,152
$3.90
TRY142.94

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pay 24.5% more for transportation

 
Tehran
Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.76
IRR116,458
$4.81
TRY176.38
Monthly public transit pass $10.00
IRR422,500
$8.72
TRY319.60
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
$44,845.33
TRY1,642,742.80

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Tehran
Ankara
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$6.79
IRR286,962
$11.50
TRY421.34
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $489.72
IRR20,690,640
$592.54
TRY21,705.36
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $339.71
IRR14,352,610
$399.36
TRY14,629.13

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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

 
Tehran
Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $123.20
IRR5,205,200
$502.10
TRY18,392.61
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
$10,388.60
TRY380,548.00

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Tehran
Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.80
IRR33,800
$3.49
TRY127.84
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.51
IRR63,638
$2.84
TRY104.13
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.50
IRR105,625
$2.04
TRY74.57

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pay 32.0% more for clothing

 
Tehran
Ankara
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
$56.66
TRY2,075.56
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
$45.57
TRY1,669.23
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
$104.18
TRY3,816.40

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