Ankara vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2700
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$501
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1082
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
99
😀 Quality of life
75
76
🏙️ Population
5.8M
24.9M

The cost of living in Ankara is 10% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5311th and 4880th ($1033 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 1642nd and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Shanghai

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Ankara Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.54
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1026
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.56%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1148
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.75
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.63
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17149
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$662
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$752
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$707
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$713
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$672
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$557
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$716
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$656
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$701
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$645
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$702
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$747
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$725
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$724
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$710
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$598
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$740
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$764
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$606
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$812
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$686
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$899
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$761
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$807
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$777
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$662
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$738
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$824
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$790
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$763
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$678
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$916
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$634
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$425
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$651
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$506
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$866

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789