Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 25.3% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
|
Valletta
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
$7.27
TRY255.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.46
|
$1.27
TRY44.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.83
|
$0.50
TRY17.75
|
|
pay 42.1% less for groceries
|
Valletta
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
€1.34
|
$0.83
TRY29.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$4.61
TRY162.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
€4.43
|
$3.90
TRY137.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€3.03
|
$1.68
TRY59.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
€3.53
|
$2.70
TRY95.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.35
|
$0.49
TRY17.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.88
TRY31.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.11
|
$0.45
TRY15.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$0.54
TRY19.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.25
TRY8.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$0.23
TRY8.08
|
|
pay 4.4% less for transportation
|
Valletta
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
€5.21
|
$4.81
TRY169.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,186.43
€24,148.07
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,578,273.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.79
€25.69
|
$5.40
TRY190.16
|
|
pay 46.9% less for housing
|
Valletta
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.37
€29.11
|
$11.50
TRY404.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,093.20
€1,048.13
|
$592.54
TRY20,853.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$955.66
€916.26
|
$399.36
TRY14,055.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.53
€64.74
|
$53.07
TRY1,867.85
|
|
pay 1.3% less for childcare
|
Valletta
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.21
€632.99
|
$502.10
TRY17,670.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€8,220.62
|
$10,388.60
TRY365,613.37
|
|
pay 29.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Valletta
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.11
|
$3.49
TRY122.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.40
|
$2.84
TRY100.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.95
€5.70
|
$2.04
TRY71.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.16
€45.21
|
$40.91
TRY1,439.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
|
Valletta
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.77
€87.99
|
$56.66
TRY1,994.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.73
€34.25
|
$45.57
TRY1,603.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€89.91
|
$104.18
TRY3,666.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.82
€97.62
|
$93.27
TRY3,282.59
|
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