Ankara vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$487	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$1337
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	96	18
😀 Quality of life	72	60
🏙️ Population	5.8M	932K

The cost of living in Ankara is 40% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5741st and 3004th ($959 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th 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 0.8 months in Tenerife. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 1858th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Tenerife

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	Ankara	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$6114

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291