Ankara vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$2015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$4668
🏠 One person rent	$570	$1177
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$2051
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$2580
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	98
😀 Quality of life	75	92
🏙️ Population	5.8M	3.42M

The cost of living in Ankara is 44% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 4905th and 1962nd ($1118 vs $2015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 1.3 months in Madrid. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 2097th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Madrid

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	Ankara	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$959
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$2482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$8353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$4881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$8.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$678
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$12418

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$700
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$780
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$759
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$655
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$750
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$578
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$786
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$695
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$800
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$697
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$745
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$777
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$838
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$820
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$686
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$547
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$670
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$837
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$612
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$852
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$725
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$985
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$779
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$781
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$696
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$754
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$835
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$819
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$787
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$690
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$1059
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$679
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$546
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$720
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$915

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703