Ankara vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$3071
🏠 One person rent
$439
$596
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1354
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$1802
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
73
77
🏙️ Population
5.8M
21.9M

The cost of living in Ankara is 15% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 6106th and 5141st ($907 vs $1067) 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 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 1.7 months in Beijing. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 1608th and 763rd 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
$8.47
$4.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$14636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$7425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$9.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$4.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$61.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$8.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$23714

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789

Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$734
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$769
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$786
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$675
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$679
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$710
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$611
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$714
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$482
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$700
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$742
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$620
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$760
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$720
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$693
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$572
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$614
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$684
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$677
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$649
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$605
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$555
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$670
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$568
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$588
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$547
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$677
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$668
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$729
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$616
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$670
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$637
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$648
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$661
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$632
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$644
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$869