Ankara vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$959
$1016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2366
$2879
🏠 One person rent
$487
$575
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$1275
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.7
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$719
$1443
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
72
75
🏙️ Population
5.8M
21.9M

The cost of living in Ankara is 6% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 5741st and 5387th ($959 vs $1016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.4 months in Beijing. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 1858th and 989th 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
$9.62
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1022
$1965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$1021
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.39%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1577
$14717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$6695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.16
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$4.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.28
$4.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.98
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11471
$22456

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$729
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$756
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$644
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$649
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$687
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$680
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$472
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$665
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$702
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$592
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$711
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$679
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$655
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$550
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$584
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$642
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$635
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$618
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$581
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$533
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$544
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$564
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$524
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$642
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$638
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$703
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$590
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$638
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$616
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$624
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$600
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$620
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$815