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Ankara vs. Montreal Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 25.1% cheaper than Montreal.

Restaurants: pay 47.5% less in Ankara
Groceries: pay 56.3% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 16.1% less in Ankara
Housing: pay 48.3% less in Ankara
Childcare: pay 30.6% more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.5% less in Ankara
Clothing: pay 1.4% less in Ankara

Expenses including groceries, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Ankara.

Ankara vs. Montreal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.5% less for restaurants

	Montreal	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.96 CA$25.91	$8.72 TRY308.87	-51.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.78 CA$15.54	$7.27 TRY257.39	-32.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.09 CA$3.02	$1.27 TRY44.99	-39.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 CA$2.20	$0.50 TRY17.85	-67.0%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 56.3% less for groceries

	Montreal	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$3.25 CA$4.69	$0.83 TRY29.54	-74.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.59 CA$10.95	$4.61 TRY163.16	-39.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.62 CA$12.43	$3.90 TRY138.14	-54.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.45 CA$4.97	$1.68 TRY59.52	-51.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.61 CA$8.09	$2.70 TRY95.57	-51.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 CA$2.33	$0.49 TRY17.22	-69.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 CA$0.97	$0.88 TRY31.20	+31.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.95 CA$2.82	$0.45 TRY16.08	-76.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.20 CA$3.17	$0.54 TRY19.17	-75.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 CA$1.63	$0.25 TRY8.76	-78.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 CA$1.56	$0.23 TRY8.13	-78.8%
Average			-56.3%

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pay 16.1% less for transportation

	Montreal	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.61 CA$6.65	$4.81 TRY170.45	+4.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.85 CA$103.62	$8.72 TRY308.87	-87.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,412.64 CA$35,209.35	$44,845.33 TRY1,587,583.08	+83.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.29 CA$22.05	$5.40 TRY191.28	-64.7%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 48.3% less for housing

	Montreal	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.57 CA$62.85	$11.50 TRY407.19	-73.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,195.88 CA$1,724.78	$592.54 TRY20,976.54	-50.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$957.38 CA$1,380.79	$399.36 TRY14,137.92	-58.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.67 CA$86.05	$53.07 TRY1,878.87	-11.0%
Average			-48.3%

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pay 30.6% more for childcare

	Montreal	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$650.63 CA$938.37	$502.10 TRY17,775.03	-22.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,648.39 CA$8,146.44	$10,388.60 TRY367,770.03	+83.9%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Montreal	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.47 CA$9.33	$3.49 TRY123.55	-46.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.61 CA$5.20	$2.84 TRY100.63	-21.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.85 CA$17.10	$2.04 TRY72.07	-82.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.11 CA$52.09	$40.91 TRY1,448.16	+13.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.78 CA$15.54	$5.82 TRY205.91	-46.0%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 1.4% less for clothing

	Montreal	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.65 CA$91.80	$56.66 TRY2,005.87	-11.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.65 CA$64.40	$45.57 TRY1,613.18	+2.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.18 CA$128.61	$104.18 TRY3,688.25	+16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.63 CA$155.23	$93.27 TRY3,301.95	-13.3%
Average			-1.4%

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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: January 2025

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