Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 88.1% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 79.2% more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.200
|
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
$7.27
TRY255.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.120
|
$1.27
TRY44.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.080
|
$0.50
TRY17.75
|
|
pay 47.8% more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$0.83
TRY29.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.390
|
$4.61
TRY162.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.450
|
$3.90
TRY137.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.920
|
$1.68
TRY59.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.590
|
$2.70
TRY95.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.740
|
$0.49
TRY17.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.900
|
$0.88
TRY31.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.590
|
$0.45
TRY15.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.980
|
$0.54
TRY19.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.880
|
$0.25
TRY8.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.23
TRY8.08
|
|
pay 40.0% more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.710
|
$4.81
TRY169.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.600
|
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND122,043.310
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,578,273.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.240
|
$5.40
TRY190.16
|
|
pay 61.6% more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.790
|
$11.50
TRY404.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND809.200
|
$592.54
TRY20,853.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND552.810
|
$399.36
TRY14,055.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND126.000
|
$53.07
TRY1,867.85
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND309.020
|
$502.10
TRY17,670.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,296.020
|
$10,388.60
TRY365,613.37
|
|
pay 59.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.850
|
$3.49
TRY122.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.080
|
$2.84
TRY100.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.170
|
$2.04
TRY71.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND98.310
|
$40.91
TRY1,439.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.260
|
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND146.560
|
$56.66
TRY1,994.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND169.090
|
$45.57
TRY1,603.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND293.370
|
$104.18
TRY3,666.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND241.950
|
$93.27
TRY3,282.59
|
|
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