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Barcelona vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Barcelona is 13.3% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 14.8% more in Barcelona
Groceries: pay 64.4% more in Barcelona
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Barcelona
Housing: pay 3.8% more in Barcelona
Childcare: pay 89.2% less in Barcelona
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% less in Barcelona
Clothing: pay 25.9% less in Barcelona

The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Barcelona are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Barcelona. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Barcelona.

Barcelona vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Barcelona instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 14.8% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Barcelona
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY427.76	$10.00 VEF99.75	+3.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY374.29	$9.00 VEF89.77	+6.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY53.71	$1.03 VEF10.31	-14.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY18.21	$0.67 VEF6.65	+62.7%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 64.4% more for groceries

	Ankara	Barcelona
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY30.68	$1.50 VEF14.96	+117.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY213.79	$2.50 VEF24.92	-48.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY163.08	$6.55 VEF65.32	+78.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY103.13	$3.33 VEF33.25	+43.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY113.21	$3.01 VEF30.01	+18.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY30.99	$2.07 VEF20.66	+197.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY46.72	$0.64 VEF6.33	-39.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY26.67	$0.79 VEF7.84	+31.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY28.27	$0.92 VEF9.20	+45.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY13.11	$0.62 VEF6.23	+111.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY11.11	$0.64 VEF6.33	+154.0%
Average			+64.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Barcelona
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY196.01	$1.89 VEF18.88	-57.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY401.02	$20.00 VEF199.49	+121.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2M	$22,750.00 VEF227K	-52.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY299.43	$41.40 VEF412.94	+514.5%
Average			+131.6%

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pay 3.8% more for housing

	Ankara	Barcelona
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY610.00	$43.33 VEF432.23	+215.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY31,887.48	$200.00 VEF1,994.90	-72.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY22,788.34	$115.00 VEF1,147.07	-77.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,762.33	$30.59 VEF305.10	-50.8%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 89.2% less for childcare

	Ankara	Barcelona
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY26,693.80	$65.00 VEF648.34	-89.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY627K	??
Average			-89.2%

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pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Barcelona
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY160.41	$1.00 VEF9.97	-72.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY143.23	$3.00 VEF29.92	-6.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY96.25	$4.00 VEF39.90	+84.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,485.08	$30.00 VEF299.24	-46.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY286.06	$7.00 VEF69.82	+8.8%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 25.9% less for clothing

	Ankara	Barcelona
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,547.66	$46.67 VEF465.48	-18.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY2,024.54	$42.50 VEF423.92	-6.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,630.49	$65.00 VEF648.34	-37.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,265.01	$56.67 VEF565.22	-40.9%
Average			-25.9%

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