Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 35.6% cheaper than Montreal.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Montreal, you would:
pay 58.2% less for restaurants
Montreal
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.35
CA$24.76
|
$6.22
TRY211.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.01
CA$14.86
|
$6.22
TRY211.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
CA$2.83
|
$1.05
TRY35.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
CA$2.09
|
$0.42
TRY14.16
|
|
pay 59.2% less for groceries
Montreal
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
CA$4.17
|
$0.63
TRY21.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
CA$8.47
|
$3.70
TRY126.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
CA$10.87
|
$3.76
TRY128.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.54
|
$1.73
TRY58.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
CA$7.60
|
$2.58
TRY88.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.64
CA$2.21
|
$0.47
TRY16.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CA$0.89
|
$0.66
TRY22.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.43
|
$0.46
TRY15.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
CA$2.81
|
$0.49
TRY16.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.28
|
$0.28
TRY9.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CA$1.44
|
$0.20
TRY6.82
|
|
pay 16.0% less for transportation
Montreal
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CA$6.46
|
$4.74
TRY161.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
CA$96.08
|
$8.55
TRY291.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,657.45
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,589,294.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
CA$20.55
|
$5.75
TRY196.01
|
|
pay 51.9% less for housing
Montreal
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.20
CA$59.65
|
$10.93
TRY372.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,219.08
CA$1,645.45
|
$534.79
TRY18,221.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$947.47
CA$1,278.85
|
$366.77
TRY12,496.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.68
CA$84.61
|
$53.48
TRY1,822.05
|
|
pay 6.2% less for childcare
Montreal
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$659.52
CA$890.19
|
$446.32
TRY15,206.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,646.93
CA$8,971.70
|
$7,966.43
TRY271,426.60
|
|
pay 44.3% less for entertainment and sports
Montreal
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
CA$8.42
|
$3.03
TRY103.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
CA$5.18
|
$2.34
TRY79.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.01
CA$14.86
|
$1.80
TRY61.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.41
CA$45.09
|
$36.76
TRY1,252.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$14.86
|
$4.66
TRY158.93
|
|
pay 13.3% less for clothing
Montreal
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.92
CA$87.63
|
$48.03
TRY1,636.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.04
CA$66.20
|
$44.31
TRY1,509.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.69
CA$118.36
|
$92.67
TRY3,157.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.25
CA$146.11
|
$82.89
TRY2,824.05
|
|
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