Ankara vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$800
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2026
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$408
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.8
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$688
$883
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
72
73
🏙️ Population
5.5M
20.9M

The cost of living in Ankara is 24% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 6390th and 7269th ($800 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 196th 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 1.4 months in Chengdu. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 2095th and 1633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$2.18
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$865
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
37.56%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1094
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$3.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.75
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.36
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.75
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.6
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.7
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7644
$18347

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$463
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$591
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$556
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$519
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$522
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$519
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$512
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$438
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$555
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$490
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$567
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$558
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$397
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$498
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$616
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$421
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$586
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$646
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$640
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$577
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$416
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$618
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$651
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$577
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$622
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$431
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$592
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$527
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$558
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$642
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$539
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$551
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$582
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$513
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$574
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$468
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$556
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$772

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587