Ankara vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$1841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$4103
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1100
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$452
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$2025
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	98
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.7M

The cost of living in Ankara is 48% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 5741st and 2276th ($959 vs $1841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Turkey and Spain, respectively. Check Turkey vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.1 months in Barcelona. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 1858th and 270th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Barcelona

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	Ankara	Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$4.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$1176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$2073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$1446
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$5914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$8.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$635
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$13290

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$655
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$691
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$650
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$663
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$627
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$723
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$535
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$492
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$593
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$691
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$406
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$698
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$547
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$455
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$697
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$755
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$568
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$872
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$672
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$1113
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$578
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$835
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$699
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$664
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$718
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$782
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$708
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$653
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$573
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$490
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$599
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$474
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$587
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$743

Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1454
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1393
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1431
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1361
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1415
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1428
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1089
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1076
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1217
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1539
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1338
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1235
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1592
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1197
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1275
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1093
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1071
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1233
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1470
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1391
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1131
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1150
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1499
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1369
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1220
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2528
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1472
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1522