Ankara vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2631
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$495
$596
🏘️ Family rent
$796
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.4
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$921
$711
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
100
😀 Quality of life
74
73
🏙️ Population
5.8M
21.9M

The cost of living in Ankara is 2% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 5466th and 5341st ($1027 vs $1044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 2214th and 2718th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Beijing

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Ankara Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$32.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
46.29%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1675
$12544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1151
$6280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.3
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.54
$4.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.75
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$648
$725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16166
$25165

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$734
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$767
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$645
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$646
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$663
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$572
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$673
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$468
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$656
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$697
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$562
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$709
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$621
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$630
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$528
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$558
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$632
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$626
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$512
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$524
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$521
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$525
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$519
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$466
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$584
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$770
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$508
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$492
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$655
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$666
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$618
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$562
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$748