Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 11.7% cheaper than Yerevan.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Yerevan, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
|
Yerevan
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.57
AMD4,509.89
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,507.69
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
AMD386.96
|
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
AMD232.64
|
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
|
pay 20.7% less for groceries
|
Yerevan
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
AMD336.45
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
AMD1,572.28
|
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.24
AMD2,431.38
|
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
AMD959.49
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.37
AMD1,314.90
|
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD217.54
|
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
AMD321.49
|
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AMD307.96
|
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
AMD392.99
|
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD130.78
|
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
AMD125.15
|
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
|
Yerevan
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.29
AMD2,061.75
|
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,010.99
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,026,377.03
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
AMD1,663.65
|
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
|
pay 41.8% less for housing
|
Yerevan
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.21
AMD8,655.58
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$931.30
AMD362,875.96
|
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.77
AMD243,827.19
|
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.60
AMD38,419.77
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
|
pay 24.6% more for childcare
|
Yerevan
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$374.24
AMD145,819.82
|
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,037.50
AMD3,521,419.07
|
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yerevan
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
AMD801.76
|
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AMD1,465.94
|
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.20
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.02
AMD41,308.40
|
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
AMD3,006.59
|
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
|
pay 31.3% less for clothing
|
Yerevan
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.12
AMD43,296.40
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.96
AMD24,920.01
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD54,521.47
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.43
AMD46,536.85
|
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
|
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