Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 32.5% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 45.6% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Ankara
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN40.89
|
$6.22
TRY203.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN33.74
|
$6.22
TRY203.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.28
|
$1.05
TRY34.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.83
|
$0.42
TRY13.61
|
|
pay 28.9% less for groceries
Warsaw
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.41
|
$0.63
TRY20.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.57
|
$3.70
TRY121.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.60
|
$3.76
TRY123.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.41
|
$1.73
TRY56.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.78
|
$2.58
TRY84.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.74
|
$0.47
TRY15.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.99
|
$0.66
TRY21.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.42
|
$0.46
TRY15.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.54
|
$0.49
TRY16.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
$0.28
TRY9.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.16
|
$0.20
TRY6.55
|
|
pay 18.5% less for transportation
Warsaw
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.75
|
$4.74
TRY155.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN112.45
|
$8.55
TRY279.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN124,819.59
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,527,115.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN32.71
|
$5.75
TRY188.34
|
|
pay 54.4% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN64.91
|
$10.93
TRY357.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,461.51
|
$534.79
TRY17,508.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,416.73
|
$366.77
TRY12,007.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN924.69
|
$53.48
TRY1,750.76
|
|
pay 28.9% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,125.11
|
$446.32
TRY14,611.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN55,678.06
|
$7,966.43
TRY260,807.34
|
|
pay 35.1% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN16.36
|
$3.03
TRY99.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.74
|
$2.34
TRY76.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN19.42
|
$1.80
TRY59.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN169.54
|
$36.76
TRY1,203.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN30.67
|
$4.66
TRY152.71
|
|
pay 16.0% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN376.01
|
$48.03
TRY1,572.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN171.29
|
$44.31
TRY1,450.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN365.29
|
$92.67
TRY3,033.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN425.27
|
$82.89
TRY2,713.57
|
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