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
AMD4,552.75
|
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,541.03
|
$7.27
TRY255.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
AMD390.63
|
$1.27
TRY44.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
AMD234.85
|
$0.50
TRY17.75
|
|
pay 20.7% less for groceries
|
Yerevan
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
AMD339.65
|
$0.83
TRY29.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
AMD1,587.22
|
$4.61
TRY162.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.24
AMD2,454.48
|
$3.90
TRY137.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
AMD968.61
|
$1.68
TRY59.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.37
AMD1,327.40
|
$2.70
TRY95.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD219.61
|
$0.49
TRY17.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
AMD324.55
|
$0.88
TRY31.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AMD310.89
|
$0.45
TRY15.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
AMD396.73
|
$0.54
TRY19.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD132.02
|
$0.25
TRY8.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
AMD126.34
|
$0.23
TRY8.08
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
|
Yerevan
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.29
AMD2,081.34
|
$4.81
TRY169.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,058.61
|
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,140,672.81
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,578,273.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
AMD1,679.46
|
$5.40
TRY190.16
|
|
pay 41.8% less for housing
|
Yerevan
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.21
AMD8,737.85
|
$11.50
TRY404.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$931.30
AMD366,324.64
|
$592.54
TRY20,853.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.77
AMD246,144.47
|
$399.36
TRY14,055.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.60
AMD38,784.90
|
$53.07
TRY1,867.85
|
|
pay 24.6% more for childcare
|
Yerevan
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$374.24
AMD147,205.66
|
$502.10
TRY17,670.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,037.50
AMD3,554,885.78
|
$10,388.60
TRY365,613.37
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yerevan
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
AMD809.38
|
$3.49
TRY122.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AMD1,479.87
|
$2.84
TRY100.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,011.72
|
$2.04
TRY71.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.02
AMD41,700.99
|
$40.91
TRY1,439.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
AMD3,035.17
|
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
|
pay 31.3% less for clothing
|
Yerevan
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.12
AMD43,707.88
|
$56.66
TRY1,994.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.96
AMD25,156.85
|
$45.57
TRY1,603.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD55,039.63
|
$104.18
TRY3,666.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.43
AMD46,979.13
|
$93.27
TRY3,282.59
|
|
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