Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Spain
  3. Turkey
  4. Ankara
  5. Comparison
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COMPARED TO
TRY

Ankara is 49.5% cheaper than Spain.

If you lived in Ankara instead of Spain, you would:
local_dining

pay 72.0% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.93
€10.46
$3.87
₺13.81
-67.5%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.52
€7.48
$3.23
₺11.51
-62.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.04
€1.79
$0.58
₺2.07
-71.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.34
€1.18
$0.17
₺0.62
-87.0%
Average -72.0%
Spain vs. Ankara - Cost of restaurants
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pay 49.5% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.18
€1.03
$0.33
₺1.18
-71.9%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.79
€5.08
$2.60
₺9.28
-55.0%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.50
€3.07
$2.72
₺9.70
-22.3%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.18
€1.91
$1.49
₺5.32
-31.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.06
€2.68
$1.23
₺4.40
-59.7%
Apples (1 lb) $0.89
€0.78
$0.35
₺1.25
-60.7%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.87
€0.77
$0.82
₺2.92
-6.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.77
€0.68
$0.45
₺1.61
-41.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.90
€0.79
$0.32
₺1.12
-65.0%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.64
€0.56
$0.21
₺0.76
-66.7%
Onions (1 lb) $0.62
€0.54
$0.22
₺0.80
-63.9%
Average -49.5%
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drive_eta

pay 38.6% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.69
€4.99
$3.30
₺11.75
-42.1%
Monthly public transit pass $43.27
€37.94
$19.37
₺69.05
-55.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,549.28
€19,773.49
$25,821.03
₺92,062.29
+14.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $14.44
€12.66
$4.11
₺14.64
-71.6%
Average -38.6%
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home

pay 68.7% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $48.68
€42.69
$13.41
₺47.82
-72.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $678.70
€595.16
$201.92
₺719.91
-70.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $544.01
€477.04
$120.46
₺429.48
-77.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $105.32
€92.35
$48.12
₺171.57
-54.3%
Average -68.7%
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child_care

pay 36.9% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $354.31
€310.70
$238.81
₺851.46
-32.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,493.19
€7,447.68
$4,997.72
₺17,818.87
-41.2%
Average -36.9%
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pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.63
€2.31
$2.32
₺8.29
-11.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.86
€1.63
$1.65
₺5.90
-11.0%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.83
€5.11
$2.32
₺8.29
-60.1%
Monthly membership at local gym $44.43
€38.96
$22.36
₺79.72
-49.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $9.03
€7.92
$3.23
₺11.51
-64.3%
Average -39.3%
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store

pay 41.3% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $76.64
€67.20
$32.20
₺114.81
-58.0%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $33.66
€29.52
$24.07
₺85.82
-28.5%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $77.42
€67.89
$58.23
₺207.63
-24.8%
Men's business shoes (leather) $97.61
€85.59
$44.87
₺159.97
-54.0%
Average -41.3%
Spain vs. Ankara - Cost of clothing
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