Ankara vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ankara	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2631	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.4	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$921	$1578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	97	19
😀 Quality of life	74	67
🏙️ Population	5.8M	955K

The cost of living in Ankara is 42% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5466th and 2952nd ($1027 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th in Turkey and Spain, respectively. Check Turkey vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 2214th and 4756th 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	$9.31	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$954	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.4	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.29%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1151	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.54	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.75	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.84	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.7	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$648	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16166	$6610

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490