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Mar Del Plata vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Mar Del Plata is 8.2% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Mar Del Plata
Groceries: pay 40.5% more in Mar Del Plata
Transportation: pay 6.0% less in Mar Del Plata
Housing: pay 7.9% less in Mar Del Plata
Childcare: pay 75.3% less in Mar Del Plata
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.1% less in Mar Del Plata
Clothing: pay 5.4% more in Mar Del Plata

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

Mar Del Plata vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mar Del Plata instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Ankara	Mar Del Plata
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY409.29	$9.65 ARS13,954.46	+0.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY358.13	$9.50 ARS13,737.55	+12.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.39	$1.96 ARS2,837.89	+62.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.42	$1.85 ARS2,675.21	+351.5%
Average			+106.8%

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pay 40.5% more for groceries

	Ankara	Mar Del Plata
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.36	$1.66 ARS2,407.69	+141.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.56	$3.38 ARS4,894.91	-29.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.04	$4.11 ARS5,939.21	+11.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.68	$1.54 ARS2,224.04	-33.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.32	$2.38 ARS3,443.59	-6.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.65	$1.45 ARS2,095.55	+107.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.70	$0.98 ARS1,413.51	-7.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.52	$0.69 ARS1,000.28	+15.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.05	$1.12 ARS1,613.57	+75.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.55	$0.57 ARS822.09	+92.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.63	$0.44 ARS642.80	+77.8%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 6.0% less for transportation

	Ankara	Mar Del Plata
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.55	$4.24 ARS6,130.80	-3.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.71	$10.00 ARS14,460.58	+10.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	$27,800.00 ARS40,200,423.80	-42.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.50	$7.50 ARS10,845.44	+11.3%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 7.9% less for housing

	Ankara	Mar Del Plata
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.66	$25.25 ARS36,512.97	+84.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	$283.75 ARS410,319.07	-60.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	$203.75 ARS294,634.40	-60.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	$65.26 ARS94,373.92	+5.0%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 75.3% less for childcare

	Ankara	Mar Del Plata
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	$160.00 ARS231,369.35	-73.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	$3,200.00 ARS4,627,386.91	-77.3%
Average			-75.3%

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pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Mar Del Plata
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.48	$3.50 ARS5,061.20	-3.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.05	$2.76 ARS3,988.71	-14.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.09	$3.50 ARS5,061.20	+61.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	$22.25 ARS32,174.80	-60.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.71	$5.50 ARS7,953.32	-14.5%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 5.4% more for clothing

	Ankara	Mar Del Plata
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	$79.75 ARS115,323.16	+39.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	$62.50 ARS90,378.65	+37.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	$83.33 ARS120,504.87	-20.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	$62.50 ARS90,378.65	-34.9%
Average			+5.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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