Cost of living comparison
Montreal is 2.3 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Montreal instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY211.29
|
$18.35
CA$24.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY211.29
|
$11.01
CA$14.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY35.55
|
$2.10
CA$2.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.12
|
$1.55
CA$2.10
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY21.27
|
$3.09
CA$4.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY125.68
|
$6.28
CA$8.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY127.81
|
$8.06
CA$10.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY58.62
|
$3.36
CA$4.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY87.76
|
$5.63
CA$7.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.07
|
$1.64
CA$2.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY22.41
|
$0.66
CA$0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.59
|
$1.80
CA$2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.64
|
$2.08
CA$2.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.37
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.80
|
$1.07
CA$1.45
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY161.20
|
$4.79
CA$6.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY290.53
|
$71.19
CA$96.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,584,709.30
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,844.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY195.45
|
$15.23
CA$20.67
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY371.28
|
$44.20
CA$59.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY18,168.55
|
$1,219.08
CA$1,654.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,460.17
|
$947.47
CA$1,285.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,816.79
|
$62.68
CA$85.08
|
|
pay 15.6% more for childcare
Ankara
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY15,162.79
|
$659.52
CA$895.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY270,643.49
|
$6,646.93
CA$9,021.45
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY103.01
|
$6.24
CA$8.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY79.55
|
$3.84
CA$5.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.28
|
$11.01
CA$14.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,249.01
|
$33.41
CA$45.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY158.47
|
$11.01
CA$14.94
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,631.69
|
$64.92
CA$88.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,505.47
|
$49.04
CA$66.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,148.29
|
$87.69
CA$119.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,815.91
|
$108.25
CA$146.92
|
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