China vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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China Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$686
$794
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1939
$2003
🏠 One person rent
$292
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$561
$698
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$709
💸 GDP per capita
$12614
$12986
😃 Human freedom index
5.15
5.63
❤️ Life expectancy
78.6
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
34
🌐 English speaking %
0.7%
15%
🎓 Higher education
91
77
😀 Quality of life
48
53
🏙️ Population
1.44B
85.4M

The average cost of living in China ($686) is 14% less expensive than in Turkey ($794). China ranked 144th vs 125th for Turkey in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in China compared to 0.9 months in Turkey. Ranked 84th and 73rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in China vs Turkey

We calculate prices for China and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 544 and 128 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

China Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.84
 Cappuccino
$3.2
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.4%
33.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$1761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2808
$1017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$6.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.61
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.15
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$40.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$6.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.2
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$461
$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17526
$8293

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In China

City Cost of living Population
Shanghai
$1136
24.9M
Beijing
$1067
21.9M
Hong Kong
$2753
7.41M
Shenzhen
$958
17.7M
Chongqing
$662
32.1M
Guangzhou
$763
18.7M
Chengdu
$660
20.9M
Tianjin
$710
13.9M
Hangzhou
$843
11.9M
Suzhou
$1020
12.7M
Xi'an
$594
13M
Wuhan
$692
12.3M
Baoding
$482
11.5M
Nantong
$620
7.73M
Wuxi
$686
7.46M
Pudong
$1028
5.68M
Bijie
$612
6.9M
Zhengzhou
$522
12.6M
Nanjing
$774
9.31M
Hefei
$727
9.37M
Qingdao
$681
10.1M
Changchun
$601
9.07M
Ganzhou
$813
8.97M
Guiyang
$576
5.99M
Foshan
$602
9.5M
Yantai
$740
7.1M
Jieyang
$691
5.58M
Changsha
$582
10M
Wenzhou
$776
9.57M
Xuzhou
$528
9.08M

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1125
15.5M
Ankara
$907
5.8M
Urfa
$567
1.99M
Izmir
$892
2.95M
Bursa
$789
2.9M
Konya
$674
2.23M
Adana
$705
1.77M
Antalya
$963
2.43M
Diyarbakir
$640
1.73M
Kocaeli
$695
1.85M
Gaziantep
$473
1.68M
Samsun
$820
1.37M
Kayseri
$656
1.39M
Balikesir
$584
1.25M
Denizli
$508
1.03M
Mersin
$789
1.04M
Eskisehir
$716
871K
Trabzon
$708
824K
Erzurum
$512
768K
Malatya
$570
426K
Elazig
$622
422K
Kahramanmaras
$604
444K
Van
$552
1.13M
Manisa
$612
420K
Antakya
$450
378K
Tarsus
$689
347K
Izmit
$652
376K
Sivas
$1003
365K
Adiyaman
$651
267K
Corlu
$694
294K