Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 27.8% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 52.2% less for restaurants
|
Zagreb
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
HRK90.38
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HRK52.72
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
HRK18.60
|
$1.05
TRY35.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
HRK13.17
|
$0.42
TRY14.27
|
|
pay 43.1% less for groceries
|
Zagreb
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
HRK10.07
|
$0.63
TRY21.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
HRK39.66
|
$3.70
TRY126.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
HRK31.67
|
$3.76
TRY129.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
HRK24.74
|
$1.73
TRY59.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
HRK30.84
|
$2.58
TRY88.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HRK5.08
|
$0.47
TRY16.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HRK5.29
|
$0.66
TRY22.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.80
|
$0.46
TRY15.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HRK8.67
|
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
HRK4.12
|
$0.28
TRY9.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HRK3.91
|
$0.20
TRY6.87
|
|
pay 25.4% less for transportation
|
Zagreb
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
HRK42.66
|
$4.74
TRY162.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
HRK376.60
|
$8.55
TRY293.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.55
HRK219,947.82
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,601,198.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
HRK69.26
|
$5.75
TRY197.48
|
|
pay 46.8% less for housing
|
Zagreb
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.99
HRK201.59
|
$10.93
TRY375.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.63
HRK4,907.51
|
$534.79
TRY18,357.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.03
HRK3,971.37
|
$366.77
TRY12,589.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.17
HRK1,058.28
|
$53.48
TRY1,835.70
|
|
pay 17.4% more for childcare
|
Zagreb
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.78
HRK1,904.10
|
$446.32
TRY15,320.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,078.17
HRK77,045.88
|
$7,966.43
TRY273,459.63
|
|
pay 25.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Zagreb
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
HRK22.60
|
$3.03
TRY104.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
HRK15.39
|
$2.34
TRY80.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.09
HRK35.40
|
$1.80
TRY61.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.24
HRK314.60
|
$36.76
TRY1,262.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.91
HRK55.04
|
$4.66
TRY160.12
|
|
pay 19.7% less for clothing
|
Zagreb
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.66
HRK672.26
|
$48.03
TRY1,648.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.44
HRK295.13
|
$44.31
TRY1,521.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.78
HRK673.11
|
$92.67
TRY3,181.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.30
HRK808.86
|
$82.89
TRY2,845.21
|
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