Ankara vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$1808
🏠 One person rent
$439
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$892
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
73
72
🏙️ Population
5.8M
20.9M

The cost of living in Ankara is 37% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 6106th and 7209th ($907 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 151st 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 1.4 months in Chengdu. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 1608th and 1933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Chengdu

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Ankara Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$52.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$4168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$15153

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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 Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591