Ankara vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1118
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2746
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$570
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$1040
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.8
$98
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$806
$658
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
75
73
🏙️ Population
5.8M
21.9M

The cost of living in Ankara is 9% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 4905th and 5355th ($1118 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.6 months in Beijing. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 2097th and 2546th 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
$9.47
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.6
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$1549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
49.17%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1769
$14720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$6180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$4.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.88
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.14
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$59.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$155
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13974
$22823

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$700
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$780
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$759
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$655
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$750
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$578
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$786
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$695
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$800
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$697
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$745
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$777
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$838
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$820
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$686
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$547
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$670
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$837
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$612
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$852
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$725
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$985
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$779
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$838
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$781
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$696
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$754
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$835
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$819
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$787
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$690
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$1059
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$659
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$420
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$679
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$546
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$720
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$915

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$707
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$724
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$750
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$634
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$634
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$646
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$565
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$660
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$456
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$641
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$688
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$558
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$694
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$638
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$619
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$533
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$574
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$616
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$614
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$505
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$535
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$615
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$527
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$523
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$454
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$580
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$748
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$499
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$480
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$642
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$654
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$601
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$550
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$629
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$741