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North Vancouver vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

North Vancouver is 2.2 times more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in North Vancouver
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in North Vancouver
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in North Vancouver
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in North Vancouver
Childcare: pay 38.0% more in North Vancouver
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in North Vancouver
Clothing: pay 8.9% less in North Vancouver

The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and childcare in North Vancouver are more expensive than in Ankara. Notably, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in North Vancouver.

North Vancouver vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Vancouver instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Ankara	North Vancouver
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY421.84	$17.94 CA$24.56	+86.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY369.11	$10.76 CA$14.73	+27.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY52.96	$2.07 CA$2.83	+71.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.96	$1.61 CA$2.21	+293.5%
Average			+119.7%

Ankara vs. North Vancouver - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Ankara	North Vancouver
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY30.26	$2.39 CA$3.27	+246.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY210.84	$5.02 CA$6.87	+4.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY160.82	$6.88 CA$9.42	+87.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY101.70	$3.49 CA$4.77	+50.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY111.64	$4.85 CA$6.64	+90.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY30.56	$1.39 CA$1.91	+99.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY46.07	$0.58 CA$0.80	-44.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY26.30	$1.34 CA$1.84	+124.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.88	$1.74 CA$2.38	+173.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.93	$1.15 CA$1.57	+288.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.96	$0.97 CA$1.32	+286.7%
Average			+127.9%

Ankara vs. North Vancouver - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Ankara	North Vancouver
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY193.30	$4.76 CA$6.51	+7.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY395.47	$87.99 CA$120.44	+875.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2M	$24,382.26 CA$33,373.22	-49.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY295.29	$15.14 CA$20.73	+124.8%
Average			+239.7%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Ankara	North Vancouver
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY601.56	$67.45 CA$92.33	+391.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY31,446.24	$1,834.98 CA$2,511.63	+155.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY22,473.02	$1,607.40 CA$2,200.13	+213.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,724.11	$100.30 CA$137.28	+61.4%
Average			+205.6%

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pay 38.0% more for childcare

	Ankara	North Vancouver
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY26,324.43	$1,199.27 CA$1,641.50	+99.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY618K	$10,763.85 CA$14,733.01	-23.7%
Average			+38.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	North Vancouver
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY158.19	$5.02 CA$6.88	+39.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY141.25	$3.96 CA$5.42	+22.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY94.91	$14.35 CA$19.64	+562.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,450.69	$32.00 CA$43.81	-42.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY282.11	$11.93 CA$16.33	+85.4%
Average			+133.5%

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pay 8.9% less for clothing

	Ankara	North Vancouver
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,512.41	$60.42 CA$82.70	+5.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,996.52	$38.27 CA$52.38	-16.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,566.42	$84.68 CA$115.90	-18.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,205.99	$89.70 CA$122.78	-6.5%
Average			-8.9%

Ankara vs. North Vancouver - Cost of clothing

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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: February 2026

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