Ankara vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1118
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2746
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$570
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.8
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$806
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
75
78
🏙️ Population
5.8M
17.5M

The cost of living in Ankara is 27% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4905th and 6334th ($1118 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 2097th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.6
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
49.17%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1769
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.88
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.14
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$155
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13974
$22402

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634