Ankara vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1118
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2746
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$570
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.8
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$806
$931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
75
77
🏙️ Population
5.8M
24.9M

The cost of living in Ankara is 0.9% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4905th and 4879th ($1118 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 2097th and 1383rd 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
$9.47
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.6
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
49.17%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1769
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.88
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.14
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$155
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13974
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$700
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$780
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$759
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$655
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$750
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$578
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$786
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$695
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$800
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$697
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$745
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$777
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$838
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$820
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$686
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$547
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$670
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$837
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$612
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$852
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$725
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$985
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$779
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$838
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$781
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$696
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$754
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$835
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$819
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$787
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$690
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$1059
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$659
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$420
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$679
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$546
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$720
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$915

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753