Ankara vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$501	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$2928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	75	93
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.9M

The cost of living in Ankara is 46% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5311th and 2370th ($1033 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 64th in Turkey and Canada, respectively. Check Turkey vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 1642nd and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Montreal

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	Ankara	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.54	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$6432

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$662
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$752
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$707
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$713
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$557
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$716
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$656
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$701
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$645
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$702
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$747
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$725
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$724
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$710
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$598
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$740
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$764
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$606
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$812
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$686
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$899
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$761
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$807
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$777
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$738
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$824
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$790
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$678
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$916
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$634
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$425
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$651
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$506
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$866

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828