Ankara vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$959
$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2366
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$487
$240
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$430
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.7
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$719
$863
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
72
72
🏙️ Population
5.8M
20.9M

The cost of living in Ankara is 54% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 5741st and 7421st ($959 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 164th 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 Chengdu. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Chengdu ranked 9th in China, while ranked 1858th and 1890th 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
$9.62
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1022
$595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.39%
4.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1577
$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$2020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.16
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.28
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.98
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11471
$11550

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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

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$581
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$572
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$554
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$540
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$580
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$570
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$549
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$572
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$590
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$529
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$592
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$527
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$546
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$540
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$652
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$584
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$593
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$526
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$530
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$590
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$613
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$584
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$599
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$553
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$634
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$610
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$601
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$554
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$574