Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.1 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY211.29
|
$15.16
€13.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY211.29
|
$10.32
€9.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY35.55
|
$2.71
€2.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.12
|
$1.81
€1.63
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY21.27
|
$1.74
€1.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY125.68
|
$7.67
€6.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY127.81
|
$4.36
€3.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY58.62
|
$3.02
€2.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY87.76
|
$3.87
€3.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.07
|
$1.14
€1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY22.41
|
$0.89
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.59
|
$0.97
€0.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.64
|
$1.13
€1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.37
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.80
|
$0.77
€0.69
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY161.20
|
$6.78
€6.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY290.53
|
$54.15
€48.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,584,709.30
|
$36,133.87
€32,561.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY195.45
|
$14.65
€13.20
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY371.28
|
$33.64
€30.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY18,168.55
|
$1,370.72
€1,235.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,460.17
|
$989.21
€891.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,816.79
|
$123.32
€111.12
|
|
pay 23.5% more for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY15,162.79
|
$543.23
€489.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY270,643.49
|
$9,978.95
€8,992.33
|
|
pay 88.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY103.01
|
$3.79
€3.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY79.55
|
$2.63
€2.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.28
|
$6.12
€5.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,249.01
|
$48.46
€43.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY158.47
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
|
pay 16.5% more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,631.69
|
$83.95
€75.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,505.47
|
$33.93
€30.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,148.29
|
$87.19
€78.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,815.91
|
$99.93
€90.05
|
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