Cost of living comparison

Warsaw, Poland

compared to

Ankara, Turkey

Ankara vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 23.0% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 32.2% less in Ankara
Groceries: pay 20.4% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 19.0% less in Ankara
Housing: pay 51.5% less in Ankara
Childcare: pay 9.2% less in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.3% less in Ankara
Clothing: pay 4.4% less in Ankara

Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and childcare are lower in Ankara.

Ankara vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.2% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN37.85	$8.72 TRY339.00	-11.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN33.12	$7.27 TRY282.50	-16.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.86	$1.27 TRY49.38	-29.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.84	$0.50 TRY19.60	-71.8%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 20.4% less for groceries

	Warsaw	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.16	$0.83 TRY32.42	-23.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN16.67	$4.61 TRY179.08	+5.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN14.52	$3.90 TRY151.61	+2.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.56	$1.68 TRY65.32	-44.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.71	$2.70 TRY104.89	+6.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.73	$0.49 TRY18.90	+7.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.86	$0.88 TRY34.24	+18.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.14	$0.45 TRY17.65	-44.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.30	$0.54 TRY21.04	-60.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.59	$0.25 TRY9.61	-40.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.79	$0.23 TRY8.92	-51.0%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 19.0% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN23.71	$4.81 TRY187.08	-22.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN104.10	$8.72 TRY339.00	-67.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN117,529.74	$44,845.33 TRY1,742,452.05	+45.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN30.28	$5.40 TRY209.94	-31.8%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 51.5% less for housing

	Warsaw	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN65.76	$11.50 TRY446.91	-33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,092.65	$592.54 TRY23,022.80	-44.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,183.44	$399.36 TRY15,517.07	-52.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN858.39	$53.07 TRY2,062.16	-76.4%
Average			-51.5%

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pay 9.2% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,942.04	$502.10 TRY19,508.98	-1.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN48,108.67	$10,388.60 TRY403,646.05	-17.4%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN14.19	$3.49 TRY135.60	-6.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN14.00	$2.84 TRY110.45	-22.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN18.22	$2.04 TRY79.10	-57.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN161.57	$40.91 TRY1,589.43	-3.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN33.12	$5.82 TRY226.00	-32.8%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 4.4% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN342.08	$56.66 TRY2,201.54	-36.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN158.92	$45.57 TRY1,770.55	+9.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN337.77	$104.18 TRY4,048.04	+18.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN390.74	$93.27 TRY3,624.05	-8.7%
Average			-4.4%

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