Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 34.0% cheaper than Barcelona.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.7% less in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 44.5% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 33.7% less in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 62.0% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 18.1% less in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.4% less in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 3.7% less in Ankara
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Barcelona, you would:
pay 52.7% less for restaurants
|
Barcelona
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.15
€15.08
|
$8.72
TRY339.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.37
|
$7.27
TRY282.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.24
|
$1.27
TRY49.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.68
|
$0.50
TRY19.61
|
|
pay 44.5% less for groceries
|
Barcelona
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
€1.59
|
$0.83
TRY32.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.89
€6.94
|
$4.61
TRY179.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
€3.77
|
$3.90
TRY151.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€2.86
|
$1.68
TRY65.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.15
€3.65
|
$2.70
TRY104.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.93
|
$0.49
TRY18.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.77
|
$0.88
TRY34.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.88
|
$0.45
TRY17.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.00
|
$0.54
TRY21.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.74
|
$0.25
TRY9.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.71
|
$0.23
TRY8.93
|
|
pay 33.7% less for transportation
|
Barcelona
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.73
€5.92
|
$4.81
TRY187.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€20.74
|
$8.72
TRY339.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,473.26
€30,320.03
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,743,649.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€17.91
|
$5.40
TRY210.08
|
|
pay 62.0% less for housing
|
Barcelona
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.02
€32.56
|
$11.50
TRY447.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,371.48
€1,206.25
|
$592.54
TRY23,038.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,029.44
€905.42
|
$399.36
TRY15,527.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.15
€120.63
|
$53.07
TRY2,063.57
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
|
Barcelona
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$635.96
€559.34
|
$502.10
TRY19,522.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,241.07
€10,766.30
|
$10,388.60
TRY403,923.40
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Barcelona
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.30
|
$3.49
TRY135.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
€2.14
|
$2.84
TRY110.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.18
|
$2.04
TRY79.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.24
€43.31
|
$40.91
TRY1,590.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.45
€9.19
|
$5.82
TRY226.15
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
|
Barcelona
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.23
€72.33
|
$56.66
TRY2,203.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.25
€31.88
|
$45.57
TRY1,771.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.65
€85.88
|
$104.18
TRY4,050.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.84
€97.49
|
$93.27
TRY3,626.54
|
|
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