Ankara vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ankara	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2631	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$495	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.4	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$921	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	38
😀 Quality of life	74	88
🏙️ Population	5.8M	549K

The cost of living in Ankara is 39% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5466th and 3269th ($1027 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 113th in Turkey and Canada, respectively. Check Turkey vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 2214th and 332nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Quebec City

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	Ankara	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$954	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.4	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.29%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1151	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.54	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.75	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.84	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.7	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$648	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16166	$7052

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$676
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$755
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$730
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$705
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$708
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$552
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$746
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$662
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$766
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$670
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$748
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$807
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$765
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$681
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$543
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$734
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$806
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$601
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$836
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$702
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$945
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$769
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$828
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$675
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$743
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$867
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$817
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$769
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$684
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$988
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$671
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$529
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$894

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934