Ankara vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2700
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$501
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.6
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1082
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
97
95
😀 Quality of life
75
76
🏙️ Population
5.8M
17.5M

The cost of living in Ankara is 4% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5311th and 5618th ($1033 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th 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 Shenzhen. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1642nd and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Shenzhen

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Ankara Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.54
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1026
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.56%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1148
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.75
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.63
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17149
$21140

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648