Cost of living comparison

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Alicante vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Alicante is 54.3% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants
pay 96.2% more in Alicante
Groceries
pay 68.4% more in Alicante
Transportation
pay 85.1% more in Alicante
Housing
pay 86.8% more in Alicante
Childcare
pay 13.0% more in Alicante
Entertainment and Sports
pay 39.5% more in Alicante
Clothing
pay 9.2% less in Alicante

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

Alicante vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

pay 96.2% more for restaurants

 
Ankara
Alicante
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.72
TRY308.68
$16.08
€15.59
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.27
TRY257.24
$9.65
€9.35
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.27
TRY44.97
$2.05
€1.98

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pay 68.4% more for groceries

 
Ankara
Alicante
Bread
1 loaf
$0.83
TRY29.52
$1.58
€1.53
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.61
TRY163.07
$4.89
€4.74
Milk (1 gallon) $3.90
TRY138.06
$4.49
€4.35

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pay 85.1% more for transportation

 
Ankara
Alicante
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.81
TRY170.35
$6.47
€6.27
Monthly public transit pass $8.72
TRY308.68
$26.79
€25.98
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $44,845.33
TRY1,586,636.89
$35,759.38
€34,679.12

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pay 86.8% more for housing

 
Ankara
Alicante
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.50
TRY406.95
$29.80
€28.89
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $592.54
TRY20,964.04
$895.84
€868.78
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $399.36
TRY14,129.49
$700.53
€679.37

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pay 13.0% more for childcare

 
Ankara
Alicante
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $502.10
TRY17,764.43
$660.92
€640.95
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,388.60
TRY367,550.84
$9,806.63
€9,510.38

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pay 39.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ankara
Alicante
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.49
TRY123.47
$2.68
€2.60
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.84
TRY100.57
$2.00
€1.94
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.04
TRY72.03
$5.52
€5.35

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pay 9.2% less for clothing

 
Ankara
Alicante
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.66
TRY2,004.67
$59.13
€57.34
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.57
TRY1,612.22
$28.94
€28.06
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.18
TRY3,686.05
$91.10
€88.35

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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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