Ankara vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$2020
🏠 One person rent
$439
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$890
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
96
87
😀 Quality of life
73
72
🏙️ Population
5.8M
32.1M

The cost of living in Ankara is 37% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 6106th and 7185th ($907 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 146th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 1608th and 1966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$27717

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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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556