Ankara vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2631
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$495
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$796
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.4
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$921
$829
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
97
96
😀 Quality of life
74
74
🏙️ Population
5.8M
18.7M

The cost of living in Ankara is 31% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5466th and 6835th ($1027 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 2214th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Guangzhou

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Ankara Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
46.29%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1675
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1151
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.3
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.54
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.75
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$648
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16166
$16938

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$676
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$755
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$730
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$705
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$708
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$552
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$746
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$662
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$766
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$670
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$710
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$748
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$807
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$765
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$681
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$543
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$734
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$806
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$601
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$836
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$702
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$945
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$769
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$828
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$769
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$675
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$743
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$867
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$817
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$769
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$684
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$988
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$652
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$420
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$671
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$529
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$894

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694