Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 16.4% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 40.8% less for restaurants
|
Zagreb
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
HRK77.43
|
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
HRK61.95
|
$7.27
TRY255.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
HRK20.61
|
$1.27
TRY44.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK14.08
|
$0.50
TRY17.75
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
|
Zagreb
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
HRK11.60
|
$0.83
TRY29.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
HRK34.01
|
$4.61
TRY162.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
HRK32.93
|
$3.90
TRY137.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.37
|
$1.68
TRY59.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
HRK28.45
|
$2.70
TRY95.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.22
|
$0.49
TRY17.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.17
|
$0.88
TRY31.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.96
|
$0.45
TRY15.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
HRK8.30
|
$0.54
TRY19.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.90
|
$0.25
TRY8.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
HRK4.14
|
$0.23
TRY8.08
|
|
pay 26.2% less for transportation
|
Zagreb
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.05
HRK43.72
|
$4.81
TRY169.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
HRK387.16
|
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,081.13
HRK224,550.91
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,578,273.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
HRK71.24
|
$5.40
TRY190.16
|
|
pay 43.6% less for housing
|
Zagreb
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.12
HRK203.15
|
$11.50
TRY404.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.00
HRK5,281.22
|
$592.54
TRY20,853.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.46
HRK4,215.29
|
$399.36
TRY14,055.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.51
HRK1,087.36
|
$53.07
TRY1,867.85
|
|
pay 45.2% more for childcare
|
Zagreb
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.73
HRK2,497.80
|
$502.10
TRY17,670.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,391.04
HRK75,071.80
|
$10,388.60
TRY365,613.37
|
|
pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Zagreb
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
HRK23.23
|
$3.49
TRY122.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
HRK15.06
|
$2.84
TRY100.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
HRK37.94
|
$2.04
TRY71.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.11
HRK318.68
|
$40.91
TRY1,439.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
HRK54.20
|
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
|
Zagreb
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.59
HRK661.72
|
$56.66
TRY1,994.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
HRK286.59
|
$45.57
TRY1,603.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.12
HRK643.87
|
$104.18
TRY3,666.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.08
HRK838.67
|
$93.27
TRY3,282.59
|
|
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