Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 56.2% cheaper than Tel Aviv-Yafo.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Tel Aviv-Yafo, you would:
pay 68.9% less for restaurants
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.36
₪75.49
|
$6.22
TRY211.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.28
₪60.40
|
$6.22
TRY211.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
₪10.19
|
$1.05
TRY35.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
₪8.85
|
$0.42
TRY14.12
|
|
pay 55.5% less for groceries
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.58
₪9.56
|
$0.63
TRY21.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
₪25.33
|
$3.70
TRY125.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
₪26.04
|
$3.76
TRY127.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.94
₪14.61
|
$1.73
TRY58.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.46
₪20.25
|
$2.58
TRY87.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
₪6.03
|
$0.47
TRY16.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
₪3.79
|
$0.66
TRY22.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
₪3.17
|
$0.46
TRY15.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₪3.61
|
$0.49
TRY16.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
₪2.60
|
$0.28
TRY9.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
₪2.57
|
$0.20
TRY6.80
|
|
pay 39.7% less for transportation
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.34
₪27.21
|
$4.74
TRY161.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.42
₪231.52
|
$8.55
TRY290.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,710.16
₪150,989.70
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,584,709.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
₪44.29
|
$5.75
TRY195.45
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.72
₪106.52
|
$10.93
TRY371.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,763.31
₪6,539.93
|
$534.79
TRY18,168.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,280.61
₪4,749.65
|
$366.77
TRY12,460.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.97
₪712.00
|
$53.48
TRY1,816.79
|
|
pay 62.8% less for childcare
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,171.74
₪4,345.88
|
$446.32
TRY15,162.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,983.49
₪81,534.44
|
$7,966.43
TRY270,643.49
|
|
pay 61.0% less for entertainment and sports
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.96
₪33.22
|
$3.03
TRY103.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
₪14.94
|
$2.34
TRY79.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.31
₪38.25
|
$1.80
TRY61.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.49
₪287.40
|
$36.76
TRY1,249.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.30
|
$4.66
TRY158.47
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$105.85
₪392.57
|
$48.03
TRY1,631.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.05
₪226.45
|
$44.31
TRY1,505.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.39
₪465.05
|
$92.67
TRY3,148.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.64
₪510.49
|
$82.89
TRY2,815.91
|
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